Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Dioecesis Birminghamiensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Paul | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Northern Alabama |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mobile |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,091 sq mi (72,760 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 June 1969 (split from Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Steven John Raica |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas John Rodi |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Joseph Baker |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bhmdiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Alabama in the United States. It was erected in 1969, being a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile. The Cathedral of Saint Paul in Birmingham serves as the mother church. EWTN, a major Catholic media enterprise, is located in the diocese.