Diocese of Charlotte
Carolinan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
The Diocese of Charlotte, erected in 1971, covers the western 46 counties of North Carolina. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, it has been led by Bishop Michael T. Martin since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 12 November 1971
- Latin
- Carolinan(us)
- Patron
- Mary, Mother of God
- Annuario code
- 001001113
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 546,370
- Population
- 5,505,666
- Catholic share
- 9.9%
- Priests
- 165
- Catholics per priest
- 3,311
- Extent
- 53,696 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 10
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael T. Martin, O.F.M. Conv.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Patrick stands in Charlotte, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Atlanta
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Atlanta.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AtlantaAtlanta
- Diocese of CharlestonCharleston
- Diocese of RaleighRaleigh
- Diocese of SavannahSavannah
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western North Carolina is served by the Diocese of Charlotte (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinana), a Catholic diocese in the United States. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte, and it belongs as a suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].