Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis

Diocese of Memphis
Dioecesis Memphitana
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

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Memphis, along with their dates of service:

Education

There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include:

* Operates independent and with blessing of Bishop.

Closed schools

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Memphis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

Arms

Coordinates: 35°07′03″N 89°58′16″W / 35.11750°N 89.97111°W / 35.11750; -89.97111

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