Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Pensacola–Tallahassee / Pensacolen(sis)–Tallaseien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Miami

Neighbouring Dioceses: Mobile (↑), Savannah (↗), Saint Augustine (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thomas More

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1975.10.01: Established as Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee / Pensacolen(sis)–Tallaseien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Saint Augustine and became suffragan of Miami)

Contact Info

Address: 11 N. B St., Pensacola, FL 32501, USA

Phone: +1 (850) 432-1515

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.05.29 – ...):

Bishop William Albert Wack, C.S.C. (59)

Monsignors (15)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Pensacola–Tallahassee (Roman Rite)

Bishop William Albert Wack, C.S.C. (59)
(2017.05.29 – ...)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA)

Come Follow me

Born:	1967.06.28 (South Bend, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1994.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.08.22

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (2017.05.29 – ...)

Bishop Gregory Lawrence Parkes (62)
(2012.03.20 – 2016.11.28)

Bishop of Saint Petersburg (USA)

Nomini tuo da gloriam

Born:	1964.04.02 (Mineola, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1999.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.06.05

Priest of Orlando (USA) (1999.06.26 – 2012.03.20)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (2012.03.20 – 2016.11.28)

Bishop of Saint Petersburg (USA) (2016.11.28 – ...)

Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (75)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.03.11 – 2012.03.20)

Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J.
(1997.01.20 – 2011.03.11)

God is gracious

Born:	1940.02.29 (Baton Rouge, LA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1968.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.07.02
Died:	2026.05.20 (Washington, DC, USA † 86)

Titular Bishop of Rucuma (1984.05.25 – 1997.01.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1984.05.25 – 1997.01.20)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (1997.01.20 [1997.03.13] – 2011.03.11)

Superior General of Society of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites) (2019.06 – 2026.05.20)

Bishop John Mortimer Fourette Smith
(1991.06.25 – 1995.11.21)

Servite Domino in lætitia / Serve the Lord in gladness

Born:	1935.06.23 (Orange, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.01.25
Died:	2019.01.22 (Lawrenceville, NJ, USA † 83)

Priest of Newark (USA) (1961.05.27 – 1987.11.20)

Titular Bishop of Tre Taverne (1987.11.20 – 1991.06.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (USA) (1987.11.20 – 1991.06.25)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (1991.06.25 – 1995.11.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton (USA) (1995.11.21 – 1997.06.30)

Bishop of Trenton (USA) (1997.06.30 – 2010.12.01)

Bishop Joseph Keith Symons (93)
(1983.10.04 – 1990.06.12)

Bishop emeritus of Palm Beach (USA)

With joyful trust

Born:	1932.10.14 (Champion, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1958.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.03.19

Priest of Saint Augustine (USA) (1958.05.18 – 1968.03.02)

Priest of Saint Petersburg (USA) (1968.03.02 – 1981.01.16)

Titular Bishop of Sigus (1981.01.16 – 1983.10.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Petersburg (USA) (1981.01.16 – 1983.10.04)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (1983.10.04 – 1990.06.12)

Bishop of Palm Beach (USA) (1990.06.12 – 1998.06.02)

Bishop René Henry Gracida
(1975.10.01 – 1983.05.19)

Abyssus abyssum invocat

Born:	1923.06.09 (New Orleans, LA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1959.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.01.25
Died:	2026.05.01 (USA † 102)

Priest of American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation (1959.05.23 – 1961)

Priest of Miami (USA) (1961 – 1971.12.06)

Titular Bishop of Masuccaba (1971.12.06 – 1975.10.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA) (1971.12.06 – 1975.10.01)

Bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (1975.10.01 – 1983.05.19)

Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA) (1983.05.19 – 1997.04.01)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola, Florida
Co-Cathedral: Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Tallahassee, Florida
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola, Florida
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (59)

Mobile (↑), Savannah (↗), Saint Augustine (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 36,726 km²

Population: 71,445 Catholics (4.6% of 1,536,711 total)

Pastoral Centres: 63 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 94 priests (84 diocesan, 10 religious), 64 deacons, 29 religious (15 brothers, 14 sisters), 18 seminarians