Diocese of

Phoenix

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Phoenix / Phœnicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Santa Fe

Neighbouring Dioceses: San Bernardino (←), Las Vegas (↖), Salt Lake City (↑), Gallup (→), Tucson (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (October 1), Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 2

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1969.06.28: Established as Diocese of Phoenix / Phœnicen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Tucson and became suffragan of Santa Fe)

Contact Info

Address: 400 E. Monroe St., Phoenix, AZ 85004-2336, USA

Phone: +1 (602) 257-0030

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.06.10 – ...):	Bishop John Patrick Dolan (64)
Auxiliary Bishop (2010.05.11 – ...):	Bishop Eduardo Alanis Nevares (72) Titular Bishop of Natchez
Auxiliary Bishop (2025.12.19 – ...):	Bishop Peter Đại Bùi (56) Titular Bishop of Ausafa

Monsignors (14)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Phoenix (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Patrick Dolan (64)
(2022.06.10 – ...)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA)

Abide in my love

Born:	1962.06.08 (San Diego, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1989.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.06.08

Priest of San Diego (USA) (1989.07.01 – 2017.04.19)

Titular Bishop of Uchi maius (2017.04.19 – 2022.06.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA) (2017.04.19 – 2022.06.10)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (2022.06.10 – ...)

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted (79)
(2003.11.25 – 2022.06.10)

Bishop emeritus of Phoenix (USA)

Born:	1947.01.21 (Oketo, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.04.20

Priest of Lincoln (USA) (1973.07.02 – 1999.02.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1984.09.19 – 1988.11.23)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1988.11.23 – 1999.02.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita (USA) (1999.02.16 – 2001.10.04)

Bishop of Wichita (USA) (2001.10.04 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (2003.11.25 – 2022.06.10)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Gallup (USA) (2008.01.03 – 2008.04.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Gallup (USA) (2008.04.30 – 2009.02.05)

First Vice-President of “Vox Clara” Committee (2011.02.03 – 2017)

Apostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA) (2018.08.01 – 2023.01.23)

Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan
(Apostolic Administrator 2003.06.18 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop Thomas Joseph O’Brien
(1981.11.09 – 2003.06.18)

To build up the Body of Christ

Born:	1935.11.29 (Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1982.01.06
Died:	2018.08.26 (Phoenix, AZ, USA † 82)

Priest of Tucson (USA) (1961.05.07 – 1981.11.09)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (1981.11.09 – 2003.06.18)

Bishop James Steven Rausch
(1977.01.17 – 1981.05.18)

To prepare the way

Born:	1928.09.04 (Albany, NM, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.04.26
Died:	1981.05.18 (Phoenix, AZ, USA † 52)

Priest of Saint Cloud (USA) (1956.06.02 – 1973.03.05)

Titular Bishop of Summa (1973.03.05 – 1977.01.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Cloud (USA) (1973.03.05 – 1977.01.17)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (1977.01.17 – 1981.05.18)

Bishop Edward Anthony McCarthy (later Archbishop)
(1969.08.25 – 1976.09.17)

Manete in dilectione Christi

Born:	1918.04.10 (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1943.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1965.06.15
Died:	2005.06.07 (Miami, FL, USA † 87)

Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1943.05.29 – 1965.04.21)

Titular Bishop of Tamascani (1965.04.21 – 1969.08.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1965.04.21 – 1969.08.25)

Bishop of Phoenix (USA) (1969.08.25 – 1976.09.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami (USA) (1976.09.17 – 1977.07.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA) (1977.07.26 – 1994.11.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Sts. Simon and Jude Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona
Minor Basilica: St. Mary’s Basilica, Phoenix, Arizona
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (128)

San Bernardino (←), Las Vegas (↖), Salt Lake City (↑), Gallup (→), Tucson (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 113,872 km²

Population: 1,280,700 Catholics (25.1% of 5,101,585 total)

Pastoral Centres: 94 parishes, 6 missions

Personnel: 246 priests (149 diocesan, 97 religious), 242 deacons, 231 religious (107 brothers, 124 sisters), 24 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.06.29

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