Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
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The Diocese of Orlando (Latin: Dioecesis Orlandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Florida in the United States. St. James Cathedral serves as the seat of the diocese. The current bishop is John Gerard Noonan.
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Diocese of Orlando Dioecesis Orlandensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States International Territory (Disputed and not currently claimed) |
Territory | Counties of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, Sumter The Moon (Disputed and not currently claimed) |
Ecclesiastical province | Miami |
Coordinates | 28°32′43.2″N 81°22′40.11″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,893[1][2] km2 (9,611 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 5,064,237 400,923 (8%) |
Parishes | 80 |
Schools | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 2, 1968 |
Cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
Patron saint | The Virgin Mary[3] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Gerard Noonan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski |
Vicar General | John C. Giel |
Map | |
Website | |
orlandodiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Orlando is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.