Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Dioecesis Pensacolensis-Talloseiensis
Location
Country United States
Territory 20 counties in the Panhandle of Florida
Ecclesiastical province Province of Miami
Metropolitan Pensacola, Florida
Population
- Catholics

62,289
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established October 1, 1975
Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More
Patron saint St. Thomas More
Current leadership
Pope Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Sede Vacante
Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Archbishop of Miami
Map
Website
ptdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (Latin: Dioecesis Pensacolensis-Talloseiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida; it was founded on October 1, 1975. The Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee is the pastor of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in Pensacola, Florida. The patron saint of the Diocese is Thomas More from whom the Co-Cathedral in Tallahassee receives its name.

Contents

History

The diocese was formed in 1975 by taking some jurisdiction from the Diocese of St. Augustine.[1]

High schools

Bishops

The past bishops of the diocese are:

  1. René Henry Gracida (1975–1983)
  2. Joseph Keith Symons (1983–1990)
  3. John Mortimer Smith (1991–1995)
  4. John Ricard (1997–2011)

Footnotes

  1. ^ [1]

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