Owensboro Diocese
| Owensboro Diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Diocesan bishop | William Francis Medley |
| founding | 1937 |
| surface | 32,380 km² |
| Parishes | 79 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 892,252 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 50,673 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 5.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 71 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 507 |
| Permanent deacons | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 162 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Stephen Cathedral |
| Website | www.rcdok.org |
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The Diocese of Owensboro ( Latin Dioecesis Owensburgensis , English Diocese of Owensboro ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Kentucky in the United States , with its seat in Owensboro .
history
Pope Pius XI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Universi catholici on December 9, 1937 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Louisville , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
territory
The Diocese of Owensboro includes the Counties Allen, Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, McLean, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, and Webster of Kentucky State.
Bishops of Owensboro
- Francis Ridgley Cotton (December 16, 1937– September 25, 1960)
- Henry Joseph Soenneker (March 10, 1961– June 30, 1982)
- John Jeremiah McRaith (October 23, 1982– January 5, 2009)
- William Francis Medley (since December 15, 2009)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Owensboro on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Owensboro on gcatholic.org (English)