Diocese of Orlando
| Diocese of Orlando | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Miami |
| Diocesan bishop | John Gerard Noonan |
| Vicar General | Patrick Caverly |
| founding | 1968 |
| surface | 28,814 km² |
| Parishes | 80 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 3,962,346 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 398,325 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 10.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 182 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 58 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,660 |
| Permanent deacons | 176 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 73 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 108 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
| Website | www.orlandodiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando ( lat. : Dioecesis Orlandensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Orlando , Florida .
history
The diocese of Orlando was on March 2, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Ecclesia from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Saint Augustine and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Miami as a suffragan . On June 16, 1984, the diocese of Orlando gave parts of its territory to establish the dioceses of Palm Beach and Venice .
territory
The Diocese of Orlando includes the state of Florida lying areas Brevard County , Lake County , Marion County , Orange County , Osceola County , Polk County , Seminole County , Sumter County and Volusia County .
Bishops of Orlando
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- William Donald Borders , 1968–1974, then Archbishop of Baltimore
- Thomas Joseph Grady , 1974-1989
- Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey CP , 1990-2004
- Thomas Wenski , 2004–2010, then Archbishop of Miami
- John Gerard Noonan , since 2010
