Ecclesiastical province Miami Area 36,374 km² | Parishes 49 Phone +1 850-435-3500 | |
 | ||
Territory 20 counties in the Panhandle of Florida Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)1,381,56674,868 (5.4%) Address 11 N B St, Pensacola, FL 32502, USA Similar Cathedral of the Sacred H, St Michael's Catholic, St Joseph Catholic Church - P, St Stephen Roman Catholic, St Thomas More Church Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee (Latin: Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Talloseiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Miami. The patron saint of the diocese is Saint Thomas More. It is presently sede vacante.
Contents
History
The diocese was formed in 1975 by taking some jurisdiction from the Diocese of St. Augustine.
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- René Henry Gracida (1975–1983); appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
- Joseph Keith Symons (1983–1990); appointed Bishop of Palm Beach
- John Mortimer Smith (1991–1995); appointed Bishop of Trenton
- John Ricard, S.S.J. (1997–2011)
- Gregory Lawrence Parkes (2012–2017)
Churches
High schools
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA