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Diocese of Memphis

Dioecesis Memphitana in Tennesia



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Bishop(s)

  • David Prescott Talley, Bishop
  • Martin David Holley, Bishop Emeritus
  • James Terry Steib, S.V.D., Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 June 1970ErectedDiocese of Nashville (Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley) Diocese of Memphis (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197642,6981,250,0003.4%41246565628815931ap1977
198047,1881,280,0003.7%532477612218117335ap1981
199053,8801,407,5003.8%661884641306913443ap1991
199960,8041,438,5244.2%65107581025488442ap2000
200063,0061,438,5244.4%77118871524569142ap2001
200165,9391,455,8084.5%73108379450599042ap2002
200264,9441,455,8084.5%62117388953588047ap2003
200365,7791,455,8084.5%62127488852538247ap2004
200465,7791,455,8084.5%62127488852548647ap2005
201377,8001,595,6504.9%66168294850435142ap2014
201665,1521,570,0774.1%72128477547363947ap2017
201960,7401,564,7003.9%75118670670312846ap2020
202161,3601,580,6903.9%7798671360272640ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 196, to Page 198

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