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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Miami

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
36,374 km²

Country
  
United States of America

Parishes
  
49

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+1 850-435-3500

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee

Territory
  
20 counties in the Panhandle of Florida

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 1,381,566 74,868 (5.4%)

Address
  
11 N B St, Pensacola, FL 32502, USA

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Pensacola)

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.

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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:

  1. René Henry Gracida (1975–1983); appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
  2. Joseph Keith Symons (1983–1990); appointed Bishop of Palm Beach
  3. John Mortimer Smith (1991–1995); appointed Bishop of Trenton
  4. John Ricard, S.S.J. (1997–2011)
  5. Gregory Lawrence Parkes (2012–2017)

Churches

  • Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola
  • Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Tallahassee
  • Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola
  • High schools

  • John Paul II Catholic High School, Tallahassee
  • Pensacola Catholic High School, Pensacola
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee Wikipedia