Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee

Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee
Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Tallahassiensis
Location
Country United States
Territory 18 counties in northwest Florida
Ecclesiastical province Miami
Statistics
Area 14,044 sq mi (36,370 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
1,381,566
74,868 (5.4%)
Parishes 57
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established October 1, 1975 (41 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Pensacola)
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More (Tallahassee)
Patron saint St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Bishop-elect William Wack, C.S.C.
Emeritus Bishops John Ricard, S.S.J.
Map
Website
ptdiocese.org

The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee' (Latin: Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Talloseiensis) is a diocese in the Province of Miami, both in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is St. Michael the Archangel.

Main Churches

The episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Pensacola , which city also has a Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel.

There is also a Co-Cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, in Tallahassee

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 77,900 Catholics (5.4% of 1,438,000 total) on 36,724 km² in 49 parishes and 9 missions with 92 priests (81 diocesan, 11 religious), 70 deacons, 39 lay religious (16 brothers, 23 sisters), 13 seminarians.

History

The diocese was formed on 1 October 1975 as Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee / Pensacolen(sis)–Tallaseien(sis) (Latin), on territories split off from the Diocese of St. Augustine and the then–Diocese of Mobile (now Metropolitan).[1] [2]

It remains unaltered.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all U.S. and Latin rite)

Suffragan bishops of Pensacola–Tallahassee

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. René Henry Gracida (1975.10.01 – 1983.05.19), previously Titular Bishop of Masuccaba (1971.12.06 – 1975.10.01) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Miami (USA) (1971.12.06 – 1975.10.01); next Bishop of Corpus Christi (1983.05.19 – retired 1997.04.01)
  2. Joseph Keith Symons (1983.10.04 – 1990.06.12), previously Titular Bishop of Sigus (1981.01.16 – 1983.10.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint Petersburg (USA) (1981.01.16 – 1983.10.04); next Bishop of Palm Beach (1990.06.12 – retired 1998.06.06)
  3. John Mortimer (Fourette) Smith (1991.06.25 – 1995.11.21), previously Titular Bishop of Tre Taverne (1987.11.20 – 1991.06.25) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Newark (NJ, USA) (1987.11.20 – 1991.06.25); next Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton (USA) (1995.11.21 – 1997.06.30), succeeding as Bishop of Trenton (1997.06.30 – retired 2010.12.01)
  4. John Huston Ricard, Josephites (S.S.J.) (1997.01.20 – retired 2011.03.11, for health reasons), previously Titular Bishop of Rucuma (1984.05.25 – 1997.01.20) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland, USA) (1984.05.25 – 1997.01.20)
    1. Apostolic Administrator Thomas Gerard Wenski (2011.03.11 – 2012.03.20), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Archdiocese of Miami (USA) (2010.04.20 – ...)
  5. Gregory Lawrence Parkes (2012.03.20 – 2016.11.28); next Bishop of St. Petersburg (2017.01.04 – ...)
  6. William Albert Wack, Holy Cross Fathers (C.S.C.) Bishop-elect (2017.08.22 - ... ), no previous prelature.

Other priests from the diocese who became bishops

Catholic High schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Martin David Holley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pensacola
Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Tallahassee

Coordinates: 30°26′N 87°12′W / 30.433°N 87.200°W / 30.433; -87.200

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