Diocese of Memphis
| Diocese of Memphis | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Diocesan bishop | David P. Talley |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Martin David Holley James Terry Steib SVD |
| founding | 1970 |
| surface | 27,585 km² |
| Dean's offices | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Parishes | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,570,077 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 65,152 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 4.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 776 |
| Permanent deacons | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Website | http://www.cdom.org/ |
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The Diocese of Memphis ( Latin Dioecesis Memphitana in Tennesia , English Diocese of Memphis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Tennessee in the United States , with its seat in Memphis .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it on June 20, 1970 from territory of the Diocese of Nashville and made it subject to the Archdiocese of Louisville as a suffragan diocese .
territory
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis includes the counties Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley of the State of Tennessee .
Bishops of Memphis
- Carroll Thomas Dozier (November 12, 1970– July 27, 1982)
- James Francis Stafford (Nov. 17, 1982– June 3, 1986, then Archbishop of Denver )
- Daniel Mark Buechlein OSB (January 20, 1987– July 14, 1992, then Archbishop of Indianapolis )
- James Terry Steib SVD (March 24, 1993– August 23, 2016)
- Martin David Holley (August 23, 2016 - October 24, 2018, impeachment)
- David P. Talley (since March 5, 2019)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Memphis on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on Diocese of Memphis on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Appointment of apostolic administrator “sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis” of the diocese of Memphis, USA In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 24, 2018, accessed October 24, 2018 .