Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Pensacolen(sis)-Tallaseien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Pensacola, Florida, United States
The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is a Latin Church diocese covering 18 counties of northwest Florida, erected in 1975. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Miami and is led by Bishop William A. Wack.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 October 1975
- Latin
- Pensacolen(sis)-Tallaseien(sis)
- Patron
- St. Michael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001002575
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 71,445
- Population
- 1,546,239
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.6%
- Priests
- 94
- Catholics per priest
- 760
- Extent
- 36,374 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.0
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
- William Albert Wack, C.S.C.
- Born
- 28 June 1967
- Birthplace
- South Bend
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DI SANTA CROCE (C.S.C.)
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 the Sacred Heart stands in Pensacola, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Tallahassee.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Province of Miami
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Miami.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of OrlandoOrlando
- Diocese of Palm BeachPalm Beach
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Serving the Florida Panhandle region of the United States, the Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee carries the Latin title Dioecesis Pensacolensis-Talloseiensis. St. Michael the Archangel is honored as the diocese's patron saint.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.