Diocese of Richmond
Richmondien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Richmond, Virginia, United States
The Diocese of Richmond is a Latin Rite diocese covering most of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Erected in 1820, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and is led by Bishop Barry C. Knestout, appointed in 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 July 1820
- Latin
- Richmondien(sis)
- Patron
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Annuario code
- 001002747
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 226,674
- Population
- 4,942,100
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.6%
- Priests
- 185
- Catholics per priest
- 1,225
- Extent
- 95,081 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.4
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
- Barry C. Knestout
- Born
- 11 June 1962
- Birthplace
- Cheverly
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 Richmond, 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 Baltimore
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BaltimoreBaltimore
- Diocese of ArlingtonArlington
- Diocese of Wheeling-CharlestonWheeling
- Diocese of WilmingtonWilmington
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Virginia is home to the Diocese of Richmond (Latin: Diœcesis Richmondiensis), a Latin Church diocese of the United States belonging to the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore. Its present bishop, Barry C. Knestout, received his appointment from Pope Francis on December 5, 2017.
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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.