Diocese of Owensboro
Diocese of Owensboro Dioecesis Owensburgensis | |
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St. Stephen Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western Kentucky |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Statistics | |
| Population |
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| Parishes | 78 |
| Schools | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 9, 1937 |
| Cathedral | St. Stephen's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | William Medley |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Shelton Fabre |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| rcdok.org | |
The Diocese of Owensboro (Latin: Dioecesis Owensburgensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in western Kentucky in the United States. As of 2020, the diocese contained 78 parishes and two Newman Centers in 32 counties. The Diocese of Owensboro is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville. The current bishop is William Medley.