Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile

Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Archdiocese of Mobile
Latin name of diocese = Archidioecesis Mobiliensis


caption =The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile.
rite = Latin Rite
patron = Immaculate Conception
province=Province of Mobile
cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
metropolitan = "Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi"
"(as of June 6, 2008)"
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location = Mobile, Alabama
territory = Lower half of Alabama
population =
established = 1825
website = http://www.mobilearchdiocese.org

The Archdiocese of Mobile ("Archidioecesis Mobiliensis") is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The Archbishop of Mobile is the pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception located in Mobile, Alabama.

As of 2004, [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmobi.html] it contains 65,588 Roman Catholics from a population of just over 1.65 million, and is approximately 4% Roman Catholic. (Note: Most of the Archdiocese's Catholic population lives in the Mobile area, and as a result, the Mobile area is considerably more Catholic than the Archdiocese at large)

Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception, Irenaeus of Lyons, Michael the Archangel

History

The archdiocese was originally established in 1825, as Vicariate Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas. It was erected as Diocese of Mobile, May 15, 1829. The name changed to Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, July 9, 1954, and redesignated Diocese of Mobile, on June 28, 1969. The diocese was elevated to Archdiocese of Mobile, November 16, 1980.

Ordinaries

The bishops and archbishops of the Archdiocese of Mobile and dates of service:

* Michael Portier (1825–1859)
* John Quinlan (1859–1883)
* Dominic Manucy (1884)
* Jeremiah O'Sullivan (1885–1896)
* Edward Patrick Allen (1897–1926)
* Thomas Joseph Toolen (1927–1969)
* John Lawrence May (1969–1980)
* Oscar Hugh Lipscomb (1980–2008) (first archbishop)
* Thomas John Rodi (2008–incumbent)

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

* McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (Mobile)
* Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School (Montgomery)
* St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery)

Middle schools

* [http://www.stbede.org/school/school.html Montgomery Catholic Preparatory Middle School] (Montgomery, grades 7-8)

Elementary schools

* [http://www.ctheking.org/school/default.htm Christ the King Catholic School] (Daphne)
* [http://www.corpuschristiparish.com/school/school.html Corpus Christi School] (Mobile)
* [http://www.littleflower.cc/school/index.htm Little Flower Catholic School] (Mobile)
* [http://www.rc.net/mobile/heartofmary/HOMSchool.html Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School] (Mobile)
* [http://www.mothermaryschool.org/ Mother Mary School] (Phenix City)
* [http://www.olqm.org/schoolinfo.html Our Lady Queen of Mercy School] (Montgomery)
* Resurrection Catholic School (Montgomery)
* [http://www.stbede.org/school/school.html St. Bede School] (Montgomery)
* St. Benedict Catholic School (Elberta)
* [http://www.stcolumbacatholic.com/pre-school.htm St. Columba Pre-School] ] (Dothan)
* [http://www.stdominic.cc/ St. Dominic School] (Mobile)
* [http://www.stignatius.org/ St. Ignatius School] (Mobile)
* [http://www.maconk12.aum.edu/schools/stj/page.cfm?view=161 St. Joseph Catholic School] (Tuskegee)
* [http://www.stmarymobile.org/School/default.asp St. Mary Catholic School] (Mobile)
* St. Patrick Catholic School (Phenix City)
* [http://www.gulftel.com/stpatsch/ St. Patrick School] (Robertsdale)
* [http://www.stpiusxmobile.com/ St. Pius X Catholic School] (Mobile)
* [http://school.svsparish.org/ St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School] (Mobile)

ee also

*Convent and Academy of the Visitation

External links

* [http://www.mobilearchdiocese.org/ MobileArchdiocese.org]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10410a.htm 1911 History of the Archdiocese of Mobile]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmobi.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org Entry on Mobile Archdiocese]
* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1070 Archdiocese of Mobile article, Encyclopedia of Alabama]