Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
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Diocese of Biloxi Dioecesis Biloxiiensis |
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Southern Mississippi (17 counties) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Mobile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,992 km2 (9,649 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 857,000 71,500 (8.3%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1977 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron saint |
St. Joseph the Worker St. Martin de Porres |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Louis Frederick Kihneman |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Bishop Roger Morin Bishop Joseph Howze |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| biloxidiocese.org | |
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.
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
The list of bishops of the Diocese of Biloxi and their years of service:
Closed schools:
Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 88°55′40″W / 30.41194°N 88.92778°W
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