Metropolitan see Mobile, Alabama, United States
Archdiocese of Mobile
Mobilen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Mobile is the Latin Church metropolitan see covering the lower half of Alabama. Erected as a diocese in 1829 and elevated to archdiocese in 1980, it is led by Archbishop Mark Steven Rivituso, who took office in July 2025.
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- Established
- 1829
- Catholics
- 107,870
- Priests
- 102
- Territory
- 59,467 km²
Parishes and churches
92 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
- Archbishop
- Mark Steven Rivituso
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception stands in Mobile, 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.
History
Southern Alabama in the United States is served by the Archdiocese of Mobile (Latin: Archidiœcesis Mobiliensis), established as an archdiocese in 1980. Its mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama.