Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile

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Basic information
Archdiocese of Mobile
Archidioecesis Mobiliensis
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile.
Location	Mobile, Alabama
Territory	Lower half of Alabama
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	Immaculate Conception
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Mobile
Established	1825
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Website	http://www.mobilearchdiocese.org
Current leadership
Metropolitan	Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi (as of June 6, 2008)

The Archdiocese of Mobile (Archidioecesis Mobiliensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The Archbishop of Mobile is the pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception located in Mobile, Alabama.

As of 2004, [1] it contains 65,588 Roman Catholics from a population of just over 1.65 million, and is approximately 4% Roman Catholic. (Note: Most of the Archdiocese's Catholic population lives in the Mobile area, and as a result, the Mobile area is considerably more Catholic than the Archdiocese at large)

Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception, Irenaeus of Lyons, Michael the Archangel

1 History
2 Ordinaries
3 Schools
- 3.1 Secondary schools
  - 3.1.1 High schools
  - 3.1.2 Middle schools
- 3.2 Elementary schools
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The archdiocese was originally established in 1825, as Vicariate Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas. It was erected as Diocese of Mobile, May 15, 1829. The name changed to Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, July 9, 1954, and redesignated Diocese of Mobile, on June 28, 1969. The diocese was elevated to Archdiocese of Mobile, November 16, 1980.