Little Rock bishopric
| Little Rock bishopric | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Oklahoma City |
| Diocesan bishop | Anthony Basil Taylor |
| founding | 1843 |
| surface | 137,600 km² |
| Parishes | 88 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 2,779,154 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 112,755 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 4.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 51 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 762 |
| Permanent deacons | 59 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 83 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 232 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Andrew |
| address | 2500 North Tyler St. PO Box 7565 Little Rock AR 72217 |
| Website | www.dolr.org |
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Located in the United States , the Diocese of Little Rock (Latin Dioecesis Petriculana ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , which has its seat in Little Rock and includes the entire state of Arkansas . It was established on November 28, 1843 from areas of the diocese of Saint Louis . It is now under the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City as a suffragan diocese .
Bishops
- Andrew Byrne (1843-1862)
- Edward Fitzgerald (1866-1907)
- John Baptist Morris (1907-1946)
- Albert Lewis Fletcher (1946–1972)
- Andrew Joseph McDonald (1972-2000)
- James Peter Sartain (2000-2006)
- Anthony Basil Taylor (since 2008)
See also
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
Web links
- Site of the Diocese of Little Rock (English)
- Entry for the Little Rock diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Saint Andrew in Little Rock
