Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Diocese of Memphis
Latin name of diocese=Dioecesis Memphitana
caption=
location=Memphis, Tennessee, United States
territory=West Tennessee
population=65,779 Catholics
rite=Roman Rite
patron=
province=Archdiocese of Louisville
established=June 20, 1970
cathedral= [http://www.iccathedral.org/ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception] , Memphis
co-cathedral=
leadership=Bishop of Memphis
website= [http://www.cdom.org/ Diocese of Memphis]
pope=Benedict XVI
metropolitan=Joseph Edward KurtzArchbishop of Louisville
ordinary=James Terry SteibBishop of Memphis
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.
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 Mark Buechlein (1987–1992)
*J. Terry Steib (1993—)
Education
There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include:
* Bishop Byrne High School, Memphis
* Christian Brothers High School, Memphis
* Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School, Memphis
* Memphis Catholic High School, Memphis
* St. Agnes Academy, Memphis
* Saint Benedict at Auburndale, Cordova (Memphis)
References
* [http://www.cdom.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis]
External links
* [http://www.cdom.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Home Page]
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