Country United States Parishes 42 Area 24,992 km² | Ecclesiastical province Province of Mobile Denomination Roman Catholic Phone +1 228-702-2050 | |
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Territory Southern Mississippi (17 counties) Population
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- Catholics (as of 2012)
857,000
71,500 (8.3%) Address 1790 Popps Ferry Rd, Biloxi, MS 39532, USA Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Hours Closed now Tuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile, though for the first three years of its existence it was in the province of New Orleans.
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The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the diocese's cathedral. It was announced on December 16, 2016 that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Roger Morin's resignation and that Louis Kihneman III, Vicar General of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, was nominated to be Morin's successor
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the Diocese of Biloxi and their years of service:
- Joseph Lawson Howze (1977–2001), Retired
- Thomas John Rodi (2001–2008), Appointed Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama
- Roger Morin (2009–2016)
- Louis Frederick Kihneman (2017-) Bishop-elect
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Closed schools:
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA