Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
Diocese of Biloxi Dioecesis Biloxiiensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi | |
 Coat of Arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  Southern Mississippi (17 counties) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Mobile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,992 km2 (9,649 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 857,000 71,500 (8.3%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1977 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph the Worker[citation needed] St. Martin de Porres[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Louis Frederick Kihneman |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| biloxidiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Biloxi is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson. The Diocese of Biloxi is a suffragan diocese the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile, though for its first three years the diocese was in the province of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the diocese's cathedral.
History
Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Biloxi, with territory taken from the Diocese of Natches-Jackson on 1 March 1977.[2]
On 29 July 1980, Pope John Paul II elevated the Diocese of Mobile to a metropolitan archdiocese[3] and designated the Diocese of Biloxi as a suffragan of the new metropolitan see.
On December 16, 2016, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Roger Morin's resignation and appointed Louis Kihneman III, Vicar General of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, as Morin's successor.[4]
Bishops
Bishops of Biloxi
- Joseph Lawson Howze (1977–2001)
- Thomas John Rodi (2001–2008), appointed Archbishop of Mobile
- Roger Morin (2009–2016)
- Louis Frederick Kihneman (2017–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Ronald Paul Herzog, appointed Bishop of Alexandria in 2004
High schools
- Our Lady Academy, Bay St. Louis
- Resurrection High School, Pascagoula
- Sacred Heart High School, Hattiesburg
- St. Patrick Catholic High School, Biloxi
- Saint Stanislaus College, Bay St. Louis
Closed schools:
- Mercy Cross High School*, Biloxi
- St. John High School*, Gulfport
- * Closed in 2007 and replaced by St. Patrick Catholic High School.
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ^ "Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Biloxi, MS".
- ^ Diocese of Biloxi page on Catholic Hierarchy web site.
- ^ Diocese of Mobile page on Catholic Hierarchy web site.
- ^ "Pope Names Texas Priest as New Bishop of Biloxi, Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Morin | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
External links
Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 88°55′40″W / 30.41194°N 88.92778°W
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