Diocese of

Owensboro

USA USA

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Owensboro / Ovensburgen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Louisville

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Stephen

Liturgical Calendar (National) ๐Ÿ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 600 Lucust St., Owensboro, KY 42301-2130, USA

Phone: +1 (270) 683-1545

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.12.15 โ€“ ...):Bishop William Francis Medley (72)Bishop William Francis Medley (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Owensboro (Roman Rite)

Bishop William Francis Medley (72)Bishop William Francis Medley (72)
(2009.12.15 โ€“ ...)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA)

Holy is Godโ€™s name

Born:1952.09.17 (Loretto, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1982.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:2010.02.10

Priest of Louisville (USA) (1982.05.22 โ€“ 2009.12.15)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA) (2009.12.15 โ€“ ...)

Bishop John Jeremiah McRaith
(1982.10.23 โ€“ 2009.01.05)

Born:1934.12.06 (Hutchinson, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1960.02.21
Consecrated Bishop:1982.12.15
Died:2017.03.19 (โ€  82)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA) (1982.10.23 โ€“ 2009.01.05)

Bishop Henry Joseph Soenneker
(1961.03.10 โ€“ 1982.06.30)

Omnes unum in Christo

Born:1907.05.27 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1934.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1961.04.26
Died:1987.09.24 (โ€  80)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA) (1961.03.10 โ€“ 1982.06.30)

Bishop Francis Ridgley Cotton
(1937.12.16 โ€“ 1960.09.25)

Born:1895.09.19 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1920.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:1938.02.24
Died:1960.09.25 (โ€  65)

Bishop of Owensboro (USA) (1937.12.16 โ€“ 1960.09.25)

Special Churches

Churches by City (83)

Memphis (โ†™), Springfieldโ€“Cape Girardeau (โ†), Belleville (โ†–), Evansville (โ†‘), Indianapolis (โ†—), Louisville (โ†’), Nashville (โ†“)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 32,380 kmยฒ

Population: 52,350 Catholics (5.7% of 923,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 78 parishes

Personnel: 114 priests (77 diocesan, 37 religious), 46 deacons, 146 religious (37 brothers, 109 sisters), 4 seminarians

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