Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
| Archdiocese of Oklahoma City | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Stagg Coakley |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Eusebius Joseph Beltran |
| founding | 1905 |
| surface | 109,997 km² |
| Parishes | 70 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 2,507,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 115,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 4.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 98 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 913 |
| Permanent deacons | 92 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 38 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 119 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| address | 7501 NW Expressway Oklahoma City OK 73132-2180 |
| Website | www.catharchdioceseokc.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Little Rock Diocese of Tulsa |
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The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City ( Latin : Archidioecesis Oklahomapolitana ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Oklahoma City in the US state of Oklahoma .
It started in the 179.391 km² large Apostolic Prefecture Indian Territory , which was established on May 14, 1876 and on May 29, 1891 was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic . Raised to the Diocese of Oklahoma on August 23, 1905 and subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio , the diocese changed its name to Oklahoma City-Tulsa on November 14, 1930. On December 13, 1972, Tulsa was separated with 68.394 km² as an independent diocese and Oklahoma City became an archbishopric and metropolitan seat .
Apostolic Prefects and (from 1891) Apostolic Vicars of the Indian Territories
- Isidore Robot OSB (1876-1887)
- Ignatius Jean OSB (1887–1890)
- Theophile Meerschaert (1891–1905)
Bishops of Oklahoma (from 1930: Oklahoma-Tulsa)
- Theophile Meerschaert (1905-1924)
- Francis Clement Kelley (1924-1948)
- Eugene Joseph McGuinness (1948–1957)
- Victor Joseph Reed (1958–1971)
- John Raphael Quinn (1971–1972)
Archbishops of Oklahoma City
- John Raphael Quinn (1972–1977)
- Charles Salatka (1977-1992)
- Eusebius Joseph Beltran (1992-2010)
- Paul Stagg Coakley (since 2010)
See also
Commons : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (English)
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on catholic-hierarchy.org
