Oklahoma City (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Paul Stagg Coakley, Archbishop
Eusebius Joseph Beltran, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 13 December 1972
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Oklahoma
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 109,997 (42,486 Square Miles)
Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: OKL
Official Web Site: https://archokc.org/
Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Curia, 7501 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73132, USA
Telephone: (405)721-5651
Fax: 721-5210

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory
- Latin Name: Territorii Indorum
- Erected: 14 May 1876
- State: Oklahoma
- Country: United States of America
Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory
- Latin Name: Territorii Indorum
- Elevated: 29 May 1891
- Vicariate
- State: Oklahoma
- Country: United States of America
Diocese of Oklahoma
- Latin Name: Oklahomensis
- Erected: 23 August 1905
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
- State: Oklahoma
- Country: United States of America
- Square Miles: 69,414
- Description: The entire state.
Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa
- Latin Name: Oklahomensis et Tulsensis
- Name Changed: 14 November 1930
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
- State: Oklahoma
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Isidore Robot, O.S.B. † (14 May 1876 Appointed - 15 Apr 1886 Resigned)
Ignatius Jean, O.S.B. † (25 Jul 1886 Appointed - 1 Jan 1890 Resigned)
Theophile Meerschaert † (2 Jun 1891 Appointed - 21 Feb 1924 Died)
Francis Clement Kelley † (23 Jun 1924 Appointed - 1 Feb 1948 Died)
Eugene Joseph McGuinness † (1 Feb 1948 Succeeded - 27 Dec 1957 Died)
Victor Joseph Reed † (21 Jan 1958 Appointed - 7 Sep 1971 Died)
John Raphael Quinn † (30 Nov 1971 Appointed - 16 Feb 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of San Francisco, California)
Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka † (27 Sep 1977 Appointed - 24 Nov 1992 Retired)
Eusebius Joseph Beltran (24 Nov 1992 Appointed - 16 Dec 2010 Retired)
Paul Stagg Coakley (16 Dec 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory
14 May 1876	Erected	Diocese of Little Rock	Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory
29 May 1891	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory
Diocese of Oklahoma
23 August 1905	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory	Diocese of Oklahoma (erected)
Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa
14 November 1930	Name Changed	Diocese of Oklahoma	Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
13 December 1972	Elevated	Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa	Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Split and raised to an Archdiocese) Diocese of Tulsa (erected) (Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Mclntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, ...)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa

1950 74,037 2,750,000 2.7% 108 93 201 368 111 714 176 ap1951

1966 109,234 2,328,284 4.7% 206 76 282 387 102 668 202 ap1967

1970 114,627 2,500,312 4.6% 179 73 252 454 105 630 125 ap1971

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

1976 67,063 1,451,914 4.6% 106 39 145 462 62 268 120 ap1977

1980 67,093 1,624,900 4.1% 103 38 141 475 16 83 278 110 ap1981

1990 79,797 1,881,200 4.2% 94 34 128 623 42 50 182 71 ap1991

1999 92,391 2,029,100 4.6% 96 31 127 727 60 10 153 72 ap2000

2000 99,701 2,217,374 4.5% 99 24 123 810 60 36 158 72 ap2001

2001 98,225 2,224,000 4.4% 105 24 129 761 63 37 154 71 ap2002

2002 103,213 2,268,480 4.5% 106 24 130 793 60 36 142 72 ap2003

2003 103,237 2,271,129 4.5% 109 28 137 753 76 41 138 71 ap2004

2004 103,988 2,403,280 4.3% 102 28 130 799 75 41 138 71 ap2005

2013 113,800 2,634,000 4.3% 102 30 132 862 95 39 74 64 ap2014

2016 118,007 2,691,000 4.4% 107 30 137 861 96 37 80 72 ap2017

2019 125,000 2,198,400 5.7% 96 27 123 1,016 110 35 69 63 ap2020

2021 178,502 2,231,272 8.0% 96 21 117 1,525 99 29 54 61 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa
1950	74,037	2,750,000	2.7%	108	93	201	368		111	714	176	ap1951
1966	109,234	2,328,284	4.7%	206	76	282	387		102	668	202	ap1967
1970	114,627	2,500,312	4.6%	179	73	252	454		105	630	125	ap1971
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
1976	67,063	1,451,914	4.6%	106	39	145	462		62	268	120	ap1977
1980	67,093	1,624,900	4.1%	103	38	141	475	16	83	278	110	ap1981
1990	79,797	1,881,200	4.2%	94	34	128	623	42	50	182	71	ap1991
1999	92,391	2,029,100	4.6%	96	31	127	727	60	10	153	72	ap2000
2000	99,701	2,217,374	4.5%	99	24	123	810	60	36	158	72	ap2001
2001	98,225	2,224,000	4.4%	105	24	129	761	63	37	154	71	ap2002
2002	103,213	2,268,480	4.5%	106	24	130	793	60	36	142	72	ap2003
2003	103,237	2,271,129	4.5%	109	28	137	753	76	41	138	71	ap2004
2004	103,988	2,403,280	4.3%	102	28	130	799	75	41	138	71	ap2005
2013	113,800	2,634,000	4.3%	102	30	132	862	95	39	74	64	ap2014
2016	118,007	2,691,000	4.4%	107	30	137	861	96	37	80	72	ap2017
2019	125,000	2,198,400	5.7%	96	27	123	1,016	110	35	69	63	ap2020
2021	178,502	2,231,272	8.0%	96	21	117	1,525	99	29	54	61	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Eusebius Joseph Beltran (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1992 to 16 Dec 2010)
Paul Stagg Coakley (Archbishop: 16 Dec 2010 - )
Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
Anthony Basil Taylor (Priest: 2 Aug 1980 to 10 Apr 2008)
Edward Joseph Weisenburger (Priest: 19 Dec 1987 to 6 Feb 2012)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Charles Albert Buswell † (Priest: 9 Jul 1939 to 8 Aug 1959)
Ignatius Jean, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 25 Jul 1886 to 1 Jan 1890)
Francis Clement Kelley † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1924 to 1 Feb 1948)
Stephen Aloysius Leven † (Priest: 10 Jun 1928 to 3 Dec 1955)
Eugene Joseph McGuinness † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Nov 1944; Bishop: 1 Feb 1948 to 27 Dec 1957)
Theophile Meerschaert † (Vicar Apostolic: 2 Jun 1891; Bishop: 17 Aug 1905 to 21 Feb 1924)
John Raphael Quinn † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1971; Archbishop: 13 Dec 1972 to 16 Feb 1977)
Victor Joseph Reed † (Priest: 21 Dec 1929; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1957; Bishop: 21 Jan 1958 to 7 Sep 1971)
Isidore Robot, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 14 May 1876 to 15 Apr 1886)
Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka † (Archbishop: 27 Sep 1977 to 24 Nov 1992)
John Joseph Sullivan † (Priest: 23 Sep 1944 to 25 Jul 1972)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 123, and Page 124

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