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Diocese of Saint Petersburg

Dioecesis Sancti Petri in Florida



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Bishop(s)

  • Gregory Lawrence Parkes, Bishop
  • Robert Nugent Lynch, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 2 March 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Miami
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Florida
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 8,228 (3,178 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SP
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofstpete.org/
  • Mailing Address: 6363 Ninth Ave. N., P.O. Box 40200, St. Petersburg, FL 33743-0200, USA
  • Telephone: (727)344-1611
  • Fax: 347-3086

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
2 March 1968ErectedDiocese 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)
16 June 1984Territory LostArchdiocese of Miami (Collier, Glades, and Hendry)
Diocese of Orlando (Highlands)
Diocese of Saint Petersburg (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota)
Diocese of Venice (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970129,5311,373,2009.4%13318932240223544067ap1971
1976194,2491,924,20010.1%19911931861015537286ap1977
1980252,3162,254,95911.2%225125350720317735589ap1981
1990291,3592,207,26613.2%1811493308825119934973ap1991
1999358,9512,393,00615.0%1341462801,281814735573ap2000
2000365,2772,435,17915.0%2111383491,0469318834073ap2001
2001371,7142,478,09515.0%2091343431,0839318420973ap2002
2002384,2592,561,72715.0%2371313681,0449318335373ap2003
2003391,4222,609,48015.0%2171293461,13110018133075ap2004
2004398,7022,660,22015.0%1941113051,30710715533073ap2005
2010424,9512,875,17714.8%2071163231,31511816420975ap2011
2014438,2002,968,00014.8%2031293321,31913016617474ap2015
2017461,2093,116,28314.8%1911323231,42714116213274ap2018
2020487,0083,290,59214.8%195962911,67311912712874ap2021
2022492,7093,329,11814.8%212963081,59912212512575ap2023

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 60, Page 705, to Page 707

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