Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Oklahomen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, erected as the Diocese of Oklahoma in 1905 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1972, is the metropolitan see for central and western Oklahoma with suffragans Little Rock and Tulsa. It is led by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1905
- Latin
- Oklahomen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Annuario code
- 001002450
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 178,502
- Population
- 2,231,272
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 8.0%
- Priests
- 114
- Catholics per priest
- 1,566
- Extent
- 109,997 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.6
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
- Archbishop
- Paul S. Coakley
- Born
- 3 June 1955
- Birthplace
- Norfolk
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 Our Lady of Perpetual Help stands in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Little RockLittle Rock
- Diocese of TulsaTulsa
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western Oklahoma in the United States falls under the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Latin: Archidioecesis Oclahomensis), a Catholic archdiocese whose mother church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City. Its archbishop is Paul Coakley.
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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.