Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Tennessee, United States
Diocese of Knoxville
Dioecesis Knoxvillensis
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
Territory
East Tennessee
Ecclesiastical province
Louisville
Statistics
Area
14,242 sq mi (36,890 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2011) 2,350,312 70,000 (2.8%)
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
May 27, 1988 (36 years ago)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Patron saint
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary[1]
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop-elect
James Mark Beckman
Metropolitan Archbishop
Shelton Fabre
Vicar General
David A. Boettner
Bishops emeritus
Richard Stika
Map
Website
dioknox.org
The Diocese of Knoxville (Latin: Dioecesis Knoxvillensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Tennessee in the United States. It was founded on May 27, 1988, from the eastern counties of what was then the Diocese of Nashville. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville.
The Mother Church is the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville. The two oldest churches are Saints Peter and Paul Basilica Parish of Chattanooga and Church of the Immaculate Conception Parish of Knoxville, both founded in 1852.
The diocese is one of the fastest growing dioceses in the entire United States, along with the neighbor diocese of Nashville, thanks mainly to high conversion ratings and immigration from Catholic countries. [2]
^"About the Diocese of Knoxville".
^"The Growing of the Catholic Church in East Tennessee".
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