Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee

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.

Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee

Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Tallahassiensis
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country United States
Territory 18 counties in northwest Florida
Ecclesiastical provinceMiami
Statistics
Area14,044 sq mi (36,370 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
1,381,566
74,868 (5.4%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedOctober 1, 1975 (45 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart (Pensacola)
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More (Tallahassee)
Patron saintSt. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWilliam Albert Wack, C.S.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Wenski
Bishops emeritusJohn Ricard, S.S.J.
Map
Website
ptdiocese.org

Main Churches
Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More

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.

Bishops of Pensacola–Tallahassee

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

  1. René Henry Gracida (1975-1983), appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
  2. Joseph Keith Symons (1983-1990), appointed Bishop of Palm Beach
  3. John Mortimer Smith (1991-1995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Trenton
  4. John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (1997-2011)
  5. Gregory Lawrence Parkes (2012-2016), appointed Bishop of Saint Petersburg
  6. William Albert Wack, C.S.C. (2017–present)

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.

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