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Diocese of Saint Augustine

Dioecesis Sancti Augustini



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 March 1870
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Miami
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Florida
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 25,575 (9,878 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: STA
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dosafl.com/
  • Mailing Address: 11625 Old St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32258, USA
  • Telephone: (904)262-3200
  • Fax: 262-9270

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Florida
9 January 1857ErectedDiocese of Savannah Vicariate Apostolic of Florida (erected)
Diocese of Saint Augustine
11 March 1870ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Florida Diocese of Saint Augustine (erected)
25 May 1958Territory LostDiocese of Saint Augustine (Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie) Diocese of Miami (erected)
10 February 1962Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Saint Augustine (From Baltimore to Atlanta)
2 March 1968Territory LostDiocese of Miami (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, and Lee)
Diocese of Saint Augustine (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota)
Diocese of Saint Petersburg (erected)
2 March 1968Territory LostDiocese of Miami (Highlands, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie)
Diocese of Saint Augustine (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Semiola, Sumter, and Volusia)
Diocese of Orlando (erected)
2 March 1968Territory AddedDiocese of Mobile-Birmingham (Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Homes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington) Diocese of Saint Augustine
2 March 1968Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Saint Augustine (from Atlanta)
1 October 1975Territory LostDiocese of Saint Augustine (Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsen, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington) Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Saint Augustine
195072,0002,734,1162.6%111781893807368581ap1951
1966195,0572,902,3056.7%150112262744141558104ap1967
197071,7651,471,1804.9%103191225881966ap1971
197657,557951,0006.1%5420747772017741ap1977
198065,4161,065,0006.1%53197290811911745ap1981
199093,8371,348,2127.0%8319102919112012350ap1991
1999131,4781,570,1818.4%91271181,11426310850ap2000
2000134,8461,582,6668.5%93261191,133253010751ap2001
2001142,8861,598,2478.9%99271261,134273111151ap2002
2002143,4131,674,9108.6%99251241,156282811251ap2003
2003158,7921,717,5309.2%101271281,240323011851ap2004
2004160,4791,749,1069.2%104251291,244322811551ap2005
2010171,0001,966,3148.7%120161361,257621810051ap2011
2014185,9002,051,2509.1%115211361,366652310952ap2015
2017190,0002,137,3228.9%137311681,130793311152ap2018
2020201,6002,247,0219.0%136301661,214823210652ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Saint Augustine
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 171
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 705, to Page 707

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