Diocese of Covington
Covingtonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Covington, Kentucky, United States
The Diocese of Covington is a Latin Church diocese covering northern and central Kentucky, erected in 1853. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Louisville.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 July 1853
- Latin
- Covingtonen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Paul the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001001227
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 92,456
- Population
- 513,971
- Catholic share
- 18.0%
- Priests
- 90
- Catholics per priest
- 1,027
- Extent
- 8,700 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
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
- John C. Iffert
- Born
- 23 November 1967
- Birthplace
- Du Quoin
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 Basilica of the Assumption stands in Covington, 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 Louisville
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Louisville.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of LouisvilleLouisville
- Diocese of KnoxvilleKnoxville
- Diocese of LexingtonLexington
- Diocese of MemphisMemphis
- Diocese of NashvilleNashville
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Northern Kentucky falls under the Diocese of Covington (Latin: Dioecesis Covingtonensis). Its cathedral church is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, and John Iffert serves as bishop.
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].