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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- 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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- St. Joseph College Seminary welcomes record class
- St. Benedict celebrates 125 years of faith
- Bishop Martin visits Nigerian Catholics
- African American leads Catholic Daughters
- Student wins AI competition
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