Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis
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| Diocese of Memphis | |
| Dioecesis Memphitana | |
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Territory | West Tennessee |
| Population | 65,779 Catholics |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Established | June 20, 1970 |
| Bishop | Bishop of Memphis |
| Website | Diocese of Memphis |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Joseph Edward Kurtz
Archbishop of Louisville |
| Diocesan Bishop | James Terry Steib
Bishop of Memphis |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis (Latin: Dioecesis Memphitana in Tennesia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state.
The diocese is broken into two deaneries, the Memphis Deanery comprising Shelby County and the Jackson Deanery which encompassed the other 20 counties in the diocese. Currently, there are 28 parishes in the Memphis Deanery, 14 parishes and 5 missions in the Jackson Deanery.
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[edit] Ordinaries
The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Memphis, along with their dates of service:
- Carroll Thomas Dozier (1970–1982)
- James Francis Stafford (1982–1986)
- Daniel Mark Buechlein (1987–1992)
- J. Terry Steib (1993—)
[edit] Education
There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include:
- Bishop Byrne High School, Memphis
- Christian Brothers High School, Memphis
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School, Memphis
- Memphis Catholic High School, Memphis
- St. Agnes Academy, Memphis
- Saint Benedict at Auburndale, Cordova (Memphis)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Home Page
"Memphis". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
