Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport
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The Diocese of Shreveport (Latin: Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church covering the parishes of northern Louisiana in the United States.
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Diocese of Shreveport Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 16 parishes of Louisiana |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,825 km2 (11,129 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | 39,436 (5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 16, 1986 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception[citation needed] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francis I. Malone |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory Michael Aymond |
Map | |
Website | |
dioshpt.org |
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The Diocese of Shreveport is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans, in Shreveport. The current bishop is Francis Malone.