Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa (Latin: Dioecesis Tulsensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Oklahoma City covering the eastern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its ecclesiastical territory includes all of 31 counties in eastern Oklahoma, including the most populous county of the group, Tulsa County. The resignation of Bishop Edward James Slattery was accepted on May 13, 2016, and David Konderla was named his successor.

Diocese of Tulsa

Dioecesis Tulsensis
Holy Family Cathedral
Location
Country United States
Territory Eastern Oklahoma
Ecclesiastical provinceOklahoma City
Statistics
Area26,417 sq mi (68,420 km2)
Population
- Catholics
56,094 (3.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 13, 1972
CathedralHoly Family Cathedral
Patron saintHoly Family
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid Konderla
Metropolitan ArchbishopArchbishop Paul Stagg Coakley
Bishops emeritusEdward James Slattery
Map
Website
dioceseoftulsa.org

History

Before the diocese was established, it was part of the former Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa, which had been founded in 1905. The Catholic Church in Oklahoma was founded by French Benedictine monks who entered Indian Territory in 1875. St Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee owes its origins to those same Frenchmen.

The Diocese of Tulsa was founded on December 13, 1972, following the division of the former Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa with Oklahoma City maintaining the archbishop.[1] At present, there are a total of 78 parishes (including mission churches) in the 26,417 square miles (68,420 km2) of the diocese.[2] The official news and information publication of the diocese is The Eastern Oklahoma Catholic.

Bishops

The following is the list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. Bernard J. Ganter (1972-1977)
  2. Eusebius J. Beltran (1978-1992), appointed Archbishop of Oklahoma City
  3. Edward James Slattery (1993-2016)
  4. David Konderla (2016–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops:

Cathedral

Liturgical institute
  • Te Deum Institute of Sacred Liturgy[3]

Newspaper
Main article: Eastern Oklahoma Catholic

Education

The superintendent of the diocese is Jim Pohlman.

High schools

Ecclesiastical province
See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Oklahoma City

See also

References
  1. Catholic-Hierarchy.org Profile
  2. Profile on Diocesan Website
  3. . Diocese of Tulsa official website. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

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