Established June 20, 1970 Bishop Martin Holley | Population- Catholics 65,779 (4.5%) Pope Francis Phone +1 901-373-1200 | |
 | ||
Similar Memphis Catholic Diocese, Cathedral of the Immacula, St Paul Catholic School, St Augustine Catholic, St Peter Catholic Church Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis (Latin: Dioecesis Memphitana in Tennesia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state.
Contents
The diocese is broken into two deaneries, the Memphis Deanery comprising Shelby County and the Jackson Deanery which encompassed the other 20 counties in the diocese. Currently, there are 28 parishes in the Memphis Deanery, 14 parishes and 5 missions in the Jackson Deanery.
Ordinaries
The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Memphis, along with their dates of service:
Education
There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include: