Diocese of Charlotte
Diocese of Charlotte Dioecesis Carolinana | |
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Cathedral of St. Patrick | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western North Carolina Vicariates of Albemarle, Asheville, Boone, Gastonia, Greensboro, Hickory, Mecklenburg, Salisbury, Smoky Mountain, Winston-Salem |
| Ecclesiastical province | Atlanta |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Atlanta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 53,696 km2 (20,732 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 96 |
| Schools | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 12, 1971 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Patrick |
| Patron saint | Mary, Mother of God |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Michael Thomas Martin OFM Conv. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory John Hartmayer OFM Conv. |
| Vicar General | Patrick Winslow |
| Judicial Vicar | John Putnam |
| Bishops emeritus | Peter Joseph Jugis |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| charlottediocese.org | |
The Diocese of Charlotte (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in western North Carolina in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte.