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Suffragan diocese Savannah, Georgia, United States

Diocese of Savannah

Savannen(sis)

The Diocese of Savannah was established in 1850 and covers southern Georgia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and is led by Bishop Stephen D. Parkes.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, in Savannah, United States.

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Established
1850
Catholics
80,000
Priests
115
Territory
95,928 km²

Parishes and churches

82 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
Stephen D. Parkes
Born
2 June 1965
Birthplace
Mineola

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist stands in Savannah, 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 Georgia in the United States is the territory of the Diocese of Savannah (Latin: Dioecesis Savannensis), whose mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah. Stephen D. Parkes serves as bishop, and the diocese stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.