Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington

Diocese of Covington Dioecesis Covingtonensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Covington
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Northern Kentucky
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Louisville
Metropolitan	Covington, Kentucky
Statistics
Area	3,359 sq mi (8,700 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	513,971 92,456 (18%)
Parishes	47
Schools	38
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 29, 1853
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
Patron saint	St. Paul the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Roger Joseph Foys Bishop of Covington
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Edward Kurtz Archbishop of Louisville
Map
Website
covingtondiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington (Latin: Dioecesis Covingtonensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Northern Kentucky, covering 3,359 square miles (8,700 km²) that includes the city of Covington and the following Kentucky counties: Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Gallatin, Carroll, Grant, Owen, Pendleton, Harrison, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Fleming, and Lewis. The current bishop is the Most Reverend Roger Joseph Foys, D.D. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.

The diocese was founded on July 29, 1853 by Pope Pius IX. Installed as the first bishop of Covington was the sitting president of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Father George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. The diocese originally consisted of the eastern half of Kentucky, with the Diocese of Louisville containing the western half.