Archdiocese of Saint Louis
Sancti Ludovici
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese erected as a diocese in 1826 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1847. Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski has led the see since 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 18 July 1826
- Latin
- Sancti Ludovici
- Patron
- Saint Louis IX of France
- Annuario code
- 001002821
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 507,600
- Population
- 2,259,000
- Catholic share
- 22.5%
- Priests
- 277
- Catholics per priest
- 1,832
- Extent
- 15,447 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 33
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
- Archbishop
- Mitchell T. Rozanski
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 Saint Louis stands in Saint Louis, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Jefferson CityJefferson City
- Diocese of Kansas City-Saint JosephKansas City
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeauSpringfield
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri belongs to the Archdiocese of St. Louis (Latin: Archidiœcesis Sancti Ludovici). Its see church is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, and Mitchell Thomas Rozanski serves as archbishop.
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].