Diocese of Boise
Diocese of Boise Diœcesis Xylopolitana | |
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Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist | |
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Boise | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | State of Idaho |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 84,290 sq mi (218,300 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter F. Christensen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alexander King Sample |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| catholicidaho.org | |
The Diocese of Boise (Latin: Diœcesis Xylopolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Idaho in the United States. Its bishop is Peter F. Christensen, whose seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. Covering the entire state of Idaho, the diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland.