Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock (Latin: Dioecesis Petriculana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Arkansas. It was founded on November 28, 1843.
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- Andrew Byrne (1843 - 1862)
- Edward Fitzgerald (1866–1907)
- John Baptist Morris (1907–1946)
- Albert Lewis Fletcher (1946–1972)
- Andrew Joseph McDonald (1972–2000, retired)
- James Peter Sartain (2000–2006, transferred to the See of Joliet in Illinois)
- The Diocese is currently awaiting the papal appointment of its next bishop.
