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Diocese of Covington

Dioecesis Covingtonensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Curtis Iffert, Bishop
  • Roger Joseph Foys, Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 July 1853ErectedDiocese of Louisville Diocese of Covington (erected) (Eastern part of KY)
10 December 1937Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Covington (from Cincinnati)
14 January 1988Territory LostDiocese of Covington (Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Jessimine, Johnson, Knot, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Manifee, Montgo...)
Archdiocese of Louisville (Anderson, Boyle, Lincoln, McCreary, Mercer, Pulaski, and Wayne)
Diocese of Lexington (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195072,0001,350,4665.3%138241624443079575ap1951
196692,5001,303,0007.1%21420234395371,02085ap1967
1970103,5001,400,0007.4%19019209495431,17885ap1971
1976104,5001,500,0007.0%177201975303298183ap1977
1980110,2001,524,0007.2%18020200551251,08184ap1981
199079,995398,20020.1%1232125639101252851ap1991
199985,202401,12721.2%113211574018943048ap2000
200086,031401,12721.4%9519689623741847ap2001
200188,896401,12722.2%95196926221041647ap2002
200288,485464,62919.0%92193951221140547ap2003
200387,884464,62918.9%92395925241441847ap2004
200489,736464,62919.3%89291986281037246ap2005
200692,250471,00019.6%839921,002281634647ap2007
201391,904518,00017.7%811495967332028147ap2014
201688,874526,37816.9%871299897391726347ap2017
201991,895532,56717.3%89998937401320848ap2020
202192,700538,44617.2%857921,00740919448ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 173
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 260, to Page 262

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