Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington
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Diocese of Lexington Dioecesis Lexingtonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Southeastern Kentucky |
Ecclesiastical province | Louisville |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,423 sq mi (42,540 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 1,659,800 43,168 (2.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 14, 1988 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Stowe |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Shelton Fabre |
Bishops emeritus | James Kendrick Williams |
Map | |
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Website | |
cdlex.org |
The Diocese of Lexington (Latin: Dioecesis Lexingtonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States. Comprising southeastern Kentucky, it was erected on January 14, 1988. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville. The Diocese of Lexington provides education for approximately 4300 students in its fifteen elementary and two high schools located throughout the diocese, and maintains Newman Centers at eight of Kentucky's colleges and universities.
History
Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Lexington on January 14, 1988, from 43 counties previously of the Diocese of Covington and 7 counties previously of the Archdiocese of Louisville. The formal ceremony establishing the diocese and installing its first bishop, James Kendrick Williams, took place on March 2, 1988, at Christ the King Church. With the establishment of the diocese, and the installation of its bishop, Christ the King Church was elevated to the status of cathedral.
Sexual abuse incidents
On August 14, 2020, the Diocese of Lexington released a list of 20 priests who served within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Lexington and were found to have committed acts of sex abuse.[1][2][3][4] In his letter, which was released with the list, Lexington Bishop John Stowe wrote that 10 allegations were "substantiated", four allegations were "credible", and that the remaining six allegations were credible but involved minors outside the Diocese of Lexington.[4][1] Just two of these allegations were reported after the erection of the Diocese of Lexington in 1988.[4]
Bishops
Bishops of Lexington
- James Kendrick Williams (1988-2002)
- Ronald William Gainer (2002-2014), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
- John Eric Stowe, OFM Conv. (2015–present)[5]
Coat Arms
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High schools
- Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington
- The Piarist School, Martin
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ^ a b https://www.cdlex.org/documents/2020/8/BishopLetter081420.pdf?_ga=2.189564523.1102021069.1599483972-1136676817.1599483972[dead link]
- ^ "Catholic Diocese of Lexington releases names of priests accused of sexual abuse".
- ^ "Lexington diocese releases list of priests accused of abuse | Lexington Herald Leader". Archived from the original on 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b c "Catholic diocese in Kentucky lists 20 priests credibly accused of sexual abuse".
- ^ "Pope names Conventual Franciscan as new Bishop of Lexington". Catholic Diocese of Lexington (Lexington, KY). Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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Coordinates: 38°01′47″N 84°29′41″W / 38.02972°N 84.49472°W
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