Diocese of Jefferson City
Diocese of Jefferson City Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis | |
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Cathedral of Saint Joseph | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 38 counties across central and northeastern Missouri |
| Ecclesiastical province | St. Louis |
| Headquarters | Jefferson City, MO |
| Coordinates | 38°35′30″N 92°12′32″W / 38.59163°N 92.20891°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,127 sq mi (57,310 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 92 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 2, 1956 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Secular priests | 98 93 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ralph Bernard O'Donnell |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mitchell T. Rozanski |
| Map | |
The 38 counties in the Diocese of Jefferson City | |
| Website | |
| diojeffcity.org | |
The Diocese of Jefferson City (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of St. Louis. The mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Jefferson City. The bishop is Ralph O'Donnell.