Diocese of Jefferson City
Civitatis Ieffersonien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
The Diocese of Jefferson City is a Latin Church diocese in central and northeastern Missouri, erected in 1956. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, with its mother church the Cathedral of Saint Joseph.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 July 1956
- Latin
- Civitatis Ieffersonien(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001001728
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 74,757
- Population
- 925,262
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 8.1%
- Priests
- 98
- Catholics per priest
- 763
- Extent
- 57,309 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.3
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ralph Bernard O'Donnell
- Born
- 31 August 1969
- Birthplace
- Omaha
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Jefferson City, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Saint Louis
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Saint LouisSaint Louis
- Diocese of Kansas City-Saint JosephKansas City
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeauSpringfield
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.