Diocese of Jefferson City
Civitatis Ieffersonien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
The Diocese of Jefferson City is a Latin Church diocese in central and northeastern Missouri, erected in 1956. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, with its mother church the Cathedral of Saint Joseph.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 July 1956
- Latin
- Civitatis Ieffersonien(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001001728
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 74,757
- Population
- 925,262
- Catholic share
- 8.1%
- Priests
- 98
- Catholics per priest
- 763
- Extent
- 57,309 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.3
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
- Ralph Bernard O'Donnell
- Born
- 31 August 1969
- Birthplace
- Omaha
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 Joseph stands in Jefferson City, 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 Saint Louis
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Saint LouisSaint Louis
- Diocese of Kansas City-Saint JosephKansas City
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeauSpringfield
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].