Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City

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Diocese of Jefferson City


Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis

Coat of Arms Diocese of Jefferson City, MO.png
Location
Country United States
Territory38 counties across Central and Northeastern Missouri
Ecclesiastical provinceSt. Louis
Statistics
Area22,127 sq mi (57,310 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
878,672
88,000 (10.4%)
Parishes95
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 2, 1956 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopShawn McKnight
Map
Diocese of Jefferson City.jpg
Website
www.diojeffcity.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, The diocese consists of 38 counties in mainly rural northeastern and central Missouri, and includes the urban areas of Columbia, and the state capital Jefferson City. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is located in Jefferson City.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Bishops

    • 2.1 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop



  • 3 High schools


  • 4 Newspaper


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History




Cathedral of St. Joseph, Jefferson City


On July 2, 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Jefferson City. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the Diocese of Kansas City, and the Diocese of Saint Joseph.[1][2]


The diocese has 95 parishes, 15 missions, 68 active diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, and 88,000 Catholics. It has 73 Women Religious, 2 Religious Brothers, and 43 permanent deacons.



Bishops


The bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:



  1. Joseph M. Marling, C.PP.S. (1956-1969)


  2. Michael Francis McAuliffe (1969-1997)


  3. John R. Gaydos (1997-2017)


  4. Shawn McKnight (2018-present)


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop



  • Anthony Joseph O'Connell, appointed Bishop of Knoxville


High schools



  • Helias High School, Jefferson City


  • Sacred Heart High School, Sedalia


  • Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School, Columbia


Newspaper


'The Catholic Missourian' is the official newspaper of the diocese. Copies of the current issue are available at parishes and on the diocesan website.[3]



See also




  • Catholic Church by country

  • Catholic Church in the United States

  • Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis

  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church


  • List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)


  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)


  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)

  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States



References




  1. ^ "Diocese of Jefferson City". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
    [self-published source]



  2. ^ "Diocese of Jefferson City". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.


  3. ^ "The Catholic Missourian". Retrieved 2016-05-14.




External links


  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City Official Site

Coordinates: 38°34′36″N 92°10′10″W / 38.57667°N 92.16944°W / 38.57667; -92.16944









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