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Diocese of Baton Rouge
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The Diocese of Baton Rouge was erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of New Orleans and covers civil parishes in southeastern Louisiana. It is a suffragan of New Orleans and is led by Bishop Michael G. Duca.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
- Latin name
- Rubribaculen(sis)
- Erected
- 22 July 1961
- Cathedral
- St. Joseph Cathedral
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans)
- Catholics
- 235,000
- Chancery
- P.O. Box 2028, 1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2028, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [225]336-8715; fax 242-0290
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Houma-Thibodaux 83 km
- Lafayette 86 km
- New Orleans 112 km
- Alexandria 161 km
- Lake Charles 200 km
- Biloxi 212 km
Parishes near the see
- Christ the King at LSU · Baton Rouge 3 km
- St. Francis Xavier · Baton Rouge 3 km
- Sacred Heart of Jesus · Baton Rouge 3 km
- St. Agnes · Baton Rouge 3 km
- Our Lady of Mercy · Baton Rouge 3 km
- Hispanic Apostolate · Baton Rouge 4 km
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Sources: official site (diobr.org) + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001000853 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07