Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
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Diocese of Portland Dioecesis Portlandensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The state of Maine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 43°41′05″N 70°16′13″W / 43.68472°N 70.27028°WCoordinates: 43°41′05″N 70°16′13″W / 43.68472°N 70.27028°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 33,040 sq mi (85,600 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,329,000 193,228 (14.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Deeley |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Emeritus Bishops | Richard Joseph Malone |
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| Website | |
| portlanddiocese.net | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the entire state of Maine. It is led by a bishop, and its cathedral, or mother church, is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the city of Portland.
Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Portland by canon on July 29, 1853. Its territories were taken from the present-day Archdiocese of Boston in the nearby state of Massachusetts.
Richard. J. Malone was installed March 31, 2004, as the eleventh bishop of the diocese. On May 29, 2012, Malone became bishop of Buffalo, New York and on December 18, 2013, Pope Francis named Robert Deeley, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, to succeed Malone as Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. He was installed in a Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on February 14, 2014.
Bishop Richard J. Malone was installed March 31, 2004, as the eleventh bishop of the diocese. On May 29, 2012, Malone became bishop of Buffalo, New York. Subsequently, Pope Francis named him as apostolic administrator of the diocese of Portland pending selection of his successor. On December 18, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Robert Deeley, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston as twelfth Bishop of Portland. His installation took place on February 14, 2014.
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