Baton Rouge bishopric
| Baton Rouge bishopric | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Gerard Duca |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Robert William Muench |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 14,583 km² |
| Parishes | 66 (2006) |
| Residents | 878,269 (2006) |
| Catholics | 218,846 (2006) |
| proportion of | 24.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 74 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 38 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,954 |
| Permanent deacons | 39 (2006) |
| Friars | 47 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 117 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
| Website | www.diobr.org |
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The bishopric of Baton Rouge ( Latin : Dioecesis Rubribaculensis ) located in the USA was removed from the Archdiocese of New Orleans on July 22, 1961 . It is subject to this today as a suffragan .
Bishops of Baton Rouge
- Robert Emmet Tracy (1961–1974)
- Joseph Vincent Sullivan (1974–1982)
- Stanley Joseph Ott (1983-1992)
- Alfred Clifton Hughes (1993-2001, then Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans)
- Robert William Muench (2002-2018)
- Michael Gerard Duca (since 2018)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Baton Rouge diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Site of the Diocese of Baton Rouge (English)
- Image of St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge
Cathedral : St. Joseph in Baton Rouge