Diocese of Phoenix
Diocese of Phoenix Dioecesis Phoenicensis Diócesis de Phoenix | |
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Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Arizona counties of Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Navajo Nation), and also includes the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region XIII |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
| Deaneries | 15 |
| Coordinates | 33°27′0″N 112°4′0″W / 33.45000°N 112.06667°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,967 sq mi (113,870 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 94 & 23 missions |
| Schools | 67 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 2, 1969 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude |
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| Secular priests | 216 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | John P. Dolan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Charles Wester |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Eduardo Nevares Peter Dai Bui |
| Vicar General | Fr. John Muir |
| Bishops emeritus | Thomas Olmsted |
| Map | |
Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Phoenix (Latin: Dioecesis Phoenicensis; Spanish: Diócesis de Phoenix) is a diocese in western and central Arizona in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The diocese was established in 1969; the bishop is John P. Dolan.