Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama

Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Dioecesis Birminghamiensis

The coat of arms of the Diocese of Birmingham
Location
Country United States
Territory Northern Alabama
Ecclesiastical province Province of Mobile
Metropolitan Birmingham, Alabama
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 28 June 1969
(split from Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham)
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Paul
Patron saint Saint Paul
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop

Robert Joseph Baker

Bishop of Birmingham
Metropolitan Archbishop

Thomas John Rodi

Archbishop of Mobile
Map
Website
bhmdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from the Archdiocese of Mobile. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile.

EWTN's studios are located within the borders of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.

The Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Birmingham, Alabama serves as the Episcopal see of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.

Contents

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The diocesan bishops of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and dates of service:

Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Birmingham

The following men began their service as priests in Birmingham before being appointed bishops elsewhere:

Living

High schools

* Operated independent of Diocese.

Province of Mobile

See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Mobile

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ordained a priest in 1979. Cheney, David M., Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

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