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Suffragan diocese Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Diocese of Charlotte

Carolinan(us)

Latin Church

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.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Patrick, in Charlotte, United States.

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Established
1971
Catholics
546,370
Priests
165
Territory
53,696 km²

Parishes and churches

92 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Michael T. Martin, O.F.M. Conv.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Patrick stands in Charlotte, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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.

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