Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Dioecesis Birminghamiensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Paul | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Northern Alabama |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mobile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,091 sq mi (72,760 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 June 1969 (split from Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Steven John Raica |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas John Rodi |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Joseph Baker |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bhmdiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. or diocese, of the Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of Alabama in the United States. It was erected on December 9, 1969, with territory from what is now the Archdiocese of Mobile. The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile.
The Cathedral of Saint Paul in Birmingham serves as the Episcopal see of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. EWTN, a major Catholic media enterprise, is located in the diocese.