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Suffragan diocese Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Diocese of Jackson

Iacksonien(sis)

The Diocese of Jackson covers 65 counties of central and northern Mississippi. Erected in 1837 as the Diocese of Natchez and renamed when the state was split in 1977, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mobile.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, in Jackson, United States.

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Established
1837
Catholics
52,900
Priests
81
Territory
97,495 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph R. Kopacz

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle stands in Jackson, 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.