Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
| Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Dioecesis Birminghamiensis | |
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 The coat of arms of the Diocese of Birmingham | |
| Location | |
| Country |
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| Territory | Northern Alabama |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mobile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,091 sq mi (72,760 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 2,995,000 103,900 (3.5%) |
| Parishes | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
28 June 1969 (split from Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Joseph Baker |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas John Rodi |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| bhmdiocese.org | |
Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama.[1] It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from what is now the Archdiocese of Mobile. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile.
The Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Birmingham, Alabama serves as the Episcopal see of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. EWTN television network's studios are located within the borders of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.
Bishops
Bishops of Birmingham
- Joseph Gregory Vath (1969-1987)
- Raymond James Boland (1988-1993), appointed Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
- David Edward Foley (1994-2005)
- Robert Joseph Baker (2007-present)
Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Birmingham
- William McDermott, appointed Bishop of Huancavélica in Peru[2]
- Joseph Salvador Marino, appointed Titular Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh and later Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia and East Timor and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei[3][4]
Elementary schools
- Anniston: Sacred Heart School | 3K-8
- Bessemer: St. Aloysius School | 3K-8
- Birmingham: Holy Family Catholic Academy | 3K-8 (Operated Independent of Diocese)
- Birmingham: Our Lady of Fatima | 4K-8
- Birmingham: Our Lady of Sorrows | 3K-8
- Birmingham: Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School | 3K-8
- Birmingham: Prince of Peace | 3K-8
- Birmingham: St. Barnabas | 4K-8
- Birmingham: St. Francis Xavier | 5K-8
- Birmingham: St. Rose Academy | 4K-8 (Operated Independent of Diocese)
- Cullman: Sacred Heart, Cullman | 3K-6
- Decatur: St. Ann School | 3K-8
- Florence: St. Joseph Regional School | 3K-8
- Gadsden: St. James School | 3K-8
- Huntsville: Holy Family Regional School | 4K-8
- Huntsville: Holy Spirit Regional School | 5K-8
- Madison: St. John the Baptist | 4K-8
- Tuscaloosa: Holy Spirit Catholic School | 3K-6
High schools
- Birmingham: John Carroll Catholic High School
- Birmingham: Holy Family Cristo Rey High School (Operated Independent of Diocese)
- Cullman: St. Bernard Preparatory School (Operated Independent of Diocese)
- Huntsville: Pope John Paul II Catholic High School
- McClellan: Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School
- Tuscaloosa: Holy Spirit High School
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.bhmdiocese.org/content.asp?id=208778
- ↑ "Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Pope appoints American as first Nuncio to Malaysia. O'Connell, Gerard., . Retrieved 01-17-2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 33°39′12″N 86°48′32″W / 33.65333°N 86.80889°W
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