Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond is an ecclesiastical and episcopal see or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Its current territory was created by Pope Paul VI and encompasses all of central and southern Virginia and its eastern shore. It is a ceremonial suffragan of the metropolitan province of Baltimore, from which its territories were taken.
The Diocese of Richmond was canonically erected by Pope Pius VII on July 11, 1820. It is led by a prelate bishop which pastors the motherchurch in the City of Richmond, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
The current bishop is Most Reverend Francis Xavier DiLorenzo, previously the Bishop of Honolulu. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II on March 31, 2004 and installed on May 24, 2004.
[edit] Previous Bishops
- Most Rev. Patrick Kelly (Aug 24, 1820 - Feb 9, 1822) [1]
- Most Rev. Richard Vincent Whelan (Dec 19, 1840 - Jul 23, 1850)
- Most Rev. John McGill (Jul 23, 1850 - Jan 14, 1872)
- Most Rev. James Gibbons (Jul 30, 1872 - May 20, 1877)
- Most Rev. John Joseph Keane (Mar 28, 1878 Appointed - Aug 12, 1888)
- Most Rev. Augustine Van de Vyver (Jul 16, 1889 - Oct 16, 1911)
- Most Rev. Denis Joseph O'Connell (Jan 19, 1912 - Jan 15, 1926)
- Most Rev. Andrew James Louis Brennan (May 28, 1926 - Apr 14, 1945)
- Most Rev. Peter Leo Ireton (Apr 14, 1945 - Apr 27, 1958)
- Most Rev. John Joyce Russell (Jul 3, 1958 - Apr 28, 1973)
- Most Rev. Walter Francis Sullivan (Jun 4, 1974 - Sep 16, 2003) [2]
- Most Rev. Francis Xavier diLorenzo (Mar. 31, 2004 - current)
[edit] Knights of Columbus
The Catholic Sectret society, the "Knights of Columbus" has a chapter in the Richmond Diocese, known as the "The Bishop Ireton Council 6189 of the Knights of Columbus". [3]
