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Diocese of Richmond
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Published by Catholic Social Ventures · sourced from richmonddiocese.org · exported …
The Diocese of Richmond is a Latin Rite diocese covering most of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Erected in 1820, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and is led by Bishop Barry C. Knestout, appointed in 2017.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout
- Latin name
- Richmondien(sis)
- Erected
- 11 July 1820
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
- Patron
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
- Catholics
- 226,674
- Chancery
- 7800 Carousel Lane, Richmond, VA 23294-4201, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [804]359-5661; fax 358-9159
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Arlington 152 km
- Washington 155 km
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA 160 km
- Baltimore 208 km
- Raleigh 215 km
- Wilmington 296 km
Parishes near the see
- Saint Patrick · Richmond 2 km
- Sacred Heart · Richmond 2 km
- Holy Rosary · Richmond 3 km
- Saint Elizabeth · Richmond 3 km
- Saint Paul · Richmond 4 km
- Saint Benedict · Richmond 4 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001002747 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07