Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama information
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Alabama, USA
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Dioecesis Birminghamiensis
Cathedral of St. Paul
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
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
Steven John Raica
Metropolitan Archbishop
Thomas John Rodi
Bishops emeritus
Robert Joseph Baker
Map
Website
bhmdiocese.org
The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. or diocese, of the Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of Alabama in the United States.[1] It was erected on December 9, 1969, with territory from what is now the Archdiocese of Mobile. The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile.
The Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Birmingham, Alabama serves as the Episcopal see of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. EWTN, a major Catholic media enterprise, is located in the diocese.
^"Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama - Interesting Facts". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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