Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee
Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Tallahassiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 18 counties in northwest Florida |
Ecclesiastical province | Miami |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,044 sq mi (36,370 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,381,566 74,868 (5.4%) |
Parishes | 57 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | October 1, 1975 (49 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Pensacola) |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More (Tallahassee) |
Patron saint | St. Michael the Archangel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | William Albert Wack, C.S.C. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski |
Bishops emeritus | John Ricard, S.S.J. |
Map | |
Website | |
ptdiocese.org |
The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee (Latin: Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Talloseiensis) is a diocese in the Province of Miami, both in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is St. Michael the Archangel.
Main Churches
The episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Pensacola, which city also has a Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel.
There is also a Co-Cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, in Tallahassee
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 77,900 Catholics (5.4% of 1,438,000 total) on 36,724 km² in 49 parishes and 9 missions with 92 priests (81 diocesan, 11 religious), 70 deacons, 39 lay religious (16 brothers, 23 sisters), 13 seminarians.
History
The diocese was formed on 1 October 1975 as Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee / Pensacolen(sis)–Tallaseien(sis) (Latin), on territories split off from the Diocese of St. Augustine and the then–Diocese of Mobile (now Metropolitan).[1][2]
It remains unaltered.
Bishops of Pensacola–Tallahassee
The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- René Henry Gracida (1975-1983), appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
- Joseph Keith Symons (1983-1990), appointed Bishop of Palm Beach
- John Mortimer Smith (1991-1995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Trenton
- John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (1997-2011)
- Gregory Lawrence Parkes (2012-2016), appointed Bishop of Saint Petersburg
- William Albert Wack, C.S.C. (2017–present)
Other priests from the diocese who became bishops
- Martin Holley, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Washington in 2004 and later Bishop of Memphis
Catholic High schools
- John Paul II Catholic High School, Tallahassee
- Pensacola Catholic High School, Pensacola
See also
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
References
- ^ "Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-28.