Archdiocese of Louisville
| Archdiocese of Louisville | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Edward Kurtz |
| founding | 1808 |
| surface | 21,041 km² |
| Parishes | 111 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,389,465 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 280,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 20.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 139 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 41 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,556 |
| Permanent deacons | 130 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 87 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 494 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption |
| Website | www.archlou.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Covington Diocese of Knoxville Diocese of Lexington Diocese of Memphis Diocese of Nashville Diocese of Owensboro |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville ( Latin Archidioecesis Ludovicopolitana , English Archdiocese of Louisville ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Louisville , Kentucky .
history
The Archdiocese of Louisville was established on April 8, 1808 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Ex debito from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Baltimore as Bardstown . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a suffragan . The Diocese of Bardstown gave on June 19, 1821 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Cincinnati . Further assignments took place on May 6, 1834 to found the Diocese of Vincennes and on July 28, 1837 to found the Diocese of Nashville .
On February 13, 1841, the Bardstown Diocese was renamed the Louisville Diocese . The Diocese of Louisville gave on July 29, 1853 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Covington . Another assignment of territory took place on December 9, 1937 to establish the Diocese of Owensboro .
On December 10, 1937, the Diocese of Louisville was by Pope Pius XI. elevated to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Quo christifidelium . The Archdiocese of Louisville gave on January 14, 1988 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Lexington .
territory
The Archdiocese of Louisville includes the state of Kentucky lying areas Adair County , Barren County , Bullitt County , Casey County , Clinton County , Cumberland County , Green County , Hardin County , Hart County , Henry County , Jefferson County , LaRue County , Marion County , Meade County , Metcalfe County , Monroe County , Nelson County , Oldham County , Russell County , Shelby County , Spencer County , Taylor County , Trimble County, and Washington County .
Bishops of Bardstown
- Benedict Joseph Flaget PSS , 1808-1832
- John Baptist Mary David PSS, 1832-1833
- Benedict Joseph Flaget PSS, 1833-1841
Bishops of Louisville
- Benedict Joseph Flaget PSS, 1841-1850
- Martin John Spalding , 1850–1864, then Archbishop of Baltimore
- Peter Joseph Lavialle , 1865–1867
- William George McCloskey , 1868-1909
- Denis O'Donaghue , 1910-1924
- John Alexander Floersh , 1924-1937
Archbishops of Louisville
- John Alexander Floersh, 1937-1967
- Thomas Joseph McDonough , 1967-1981
- Thomas Cajetan Kelly OP , 1981-2007
- Joseph Edward Kurtz , since 2007
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Louisville (English)
- Homepage of The Record , church newspaper of the archdiocese and largest weekly newspaper in Louisville (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Louisville on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)