Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
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The Diocese of Baton Rouge (Latin Dioecesis Rubribaculensis; French Diocèse de Bâton-Rouge; Spanish: Diócesis de Baton Rouge), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the Florida Parishes region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans. The current bishop is Michael Duca.
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Diocese of Baton Rouge Dioecesis Rubribaculensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, St. James, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,513 sq mi (14,280 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 950,000 235,000 (24.7%) |
Parishes | 64 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 20, 1961 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Joseph[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Gerard Duca |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory Michael Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans |
Vicar General | Thomas Ranzino Vicar General |
Bishops emeritus | Robert William Muench |
Map | |
Website | |
diobr.org |
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