Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Diocese of Memphis Dioecesis Memphitana | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | West Tennessee |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
Metropolitan | Memphis, Tennessee |
Population - Catholics |
65,779 (4.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 20, 1970 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
Martin David Holley Bishop of Memphis |
Metropolitan Archbishop |
Joseph Edward Kurtz Archbishop of Louisville |
Map | |
Website | |
cdom.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis (Latin: Dioecesis Memphitana in Tennesia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state.[1]
The diocese is broken into two deaneries, the Memphis Deanery comprising Shelby County and the Jackson Deanery which encompassed the other 20 counties in the diocese. Currently, there are 28 parishes in the Memphis Deanery, 14 parishes and 5 missions in the Jackson Deanery.
Ordinaries
The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Memphis, along with their dates of service:
- Carroll Thomas Dozier (1970–1982)
- James Francis Stafford (1982–1986)
- Daniel M. Buechlein (1987–1992)
- J. Terry Steib (1993—2016)
- Martin David Holley (2016—)
Education
There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include:
- Christian Brothers High School, Memphis
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School, Memphis
- Memphis Catholic High School, Memphis
- St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School, Memphis
- Saint Benedict at Auburndale High School, Cordova (Memphis)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus High School*, Jackson
- * Operates independent and with blessing of Bishop.
Closed schools
- Bishop Byrne High School, Memphis
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Memphis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Arms
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External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Official Site
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Memphis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Coordinates: 35°07′03″N 89°58′16″W / 35.11750°N 89.97111°W