Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
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| Diocese of Nashville | |
| Dioecesis Nashvillensis | |
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Territory | Middle Tennessee |
| Population | 70,633 Catholics |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Established | July 28, 1837 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Incarnation |
| Bishop | Bishop of Nashville |
| Website | Diocese of Nashville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Joseph Edward Kurtz
Archbishop of Louisville |
| Diocesan Bishop | David Raymond Choby
Bishop of Nashville |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville (Latin: Dioecesis Nashvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on July 28, 1837.
Prior to 1970, the diocese encompassed the entire state. At that time, Pope Paul VI removed the westernmost counties in the state to create the new Diocese of Memphis; 18 years later, Pope John Paul II removed the easternmost counties to create the Diocese of Knoxville.
The remnant Nashvillle diocese now encompasses roughly the counties in the Middle Grand Division of the state, with the majority of its membership living in Nashville and surrounding suburbs. However, some parishes outside that area have seen considerable growth in recent times due to the influx of Hispanic immigrants settling in some smaller communities; often, the Spanish-speaking membership outnumbers the English-speaking communicants in such churches.
The cathedral of the diocese is Incarnation, located on West End Avenue in Nashville, close to the Vanderbilt University campus. St. Mary's Church, located in downtown, served as the diocese's cathedral until 1914.
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[edit] Ordinaries
The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Nashville, along with their dates of service:
- Richard Pius Miles, OP (1837–1860)
- James Whelan, OP (1860–1864)
- Patrick Augustine Feehan (1865–1880)
- Joseph (James) Rademacher (1883–1893)
- Thomas Sebastian Byrne (1894–1923)
- Alphonse John Smith (1923–1935)
- William Lawrence Adrian (1936–1969)
- Joseph Aloysius Durick (1969–1975)
- James Daniel Niedergeses (1975–1992)
- Edward Urban Kmiec (1992–2004)
- David Raymond Choby (2005—)
[edit] High Schools
- Father Ryan High School, Nashville
- Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville
- St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
