Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Idaho, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Boise (Latin: Diœcesis Xylopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Idaho in the United States.
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Diocese of Boise Diœcesis Xylopolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | State of Idaho |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portland |
Statistics | |
Area | 84,290 sq mi (218,300 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,612,136 177,335 (11%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 25, 1893 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
Patron saint | Saint John the Evangelist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter F. Christensen |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alexander King Sample |
Map | |
Website | |
catholicidaho.org |
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The Diocese of Boise is led by Bishop Peter F. Christensen, whose seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland.