Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
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The Diocese of Phoenix (Latin: Dioecesis Phoenicensis; Spanish: Diócesis de Phoenix) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, in western and central Arizona in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Arizona counties of Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Navajo Nation), and also includes the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County |
Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Ecclesiastical region | Region XIII |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
Deaneries | 7 |
Coordinates | 33°27′0″N 112°4′0″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 43,967 sq mi (113,870 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 5,076,170[1] 1,274,140[1] (25.1%) |
Parishes | 94 & 3 missions[1] |
Churches | 177[1] |
Congregations | 29 |
Schools | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 2, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-12-02) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude |
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Secular priests | 216[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John P. Dolan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John Charles Wester |
Auxiliary Bishops | Eduardo Nevares |
Vicar General | Fr. John Muir[2] |
Bishops emeritus | Thomas Olmsted |
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Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona | |
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The Diocese of Phoenix was established on December 2, 1969. As of 2023, the bishop of Phoenix is John P. Dolan.