Diocese of Tucson
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Diocese of Tucson Dioecesis Tucsonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Gila River Indian Reservation), Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, Yuma, and La Paz in Arizona |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42,707 sq mi (110,610 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,689,676 382,123 (22.6%) |
| Parishes | 75 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 8, 1897 (119 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Augustine Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine of Hippo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
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| Website | |
| diocesetucson.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson (Latin: Dioecesis Tucsonensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States. It is a suffragan see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The diocese is currently led by its seventh bishop, Most Reverend Gerald Frederick Kicanas.
The See city for the diocese is Tucson, Arizona, and its cathedral parish is the St. Augustine. Another church of special interest is the Mission San Xavier del Bac, also in Tucson.
It comprises nine counties of the state of Arizona, making it the fifth largest diocese in the continental United States in terms of area. The counties are Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Gila River Indian Community), Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, Yuma, and La Paz.
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