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Diocese of Biloxi
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The Diocese of Biloxi was erected in 1977 and covers the 17 southern counties of Mississippi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mobile and is led by Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Louis F. Kihneman III
- Latin name
- Biloxien(sis)
- Erected
- 1 March 1977
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Patron
- Saint Joseph the Worker and Saint Martin de Porres
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Mobile (Archdiocese of Mobile)
- Catholics
- 54,520
- Chancery
- Chancery Office, 1790 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [228]702-2114; fax 702-2178
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Mobile 90 km
- New Orleans 125 km
- Pensacola-Tallahassee 165 km
- Houma-Thibodaux 196 km
- Baton Rouge 212 km
- Jackson 238 km
Parishes near the see
- Sacred Heart · D'Iberville 5 km
- Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos · Biloxi 8 km
- Our Lady of Fatima · Biloxi 8 km
- Our Mother of Sorrows · Biloxi 8 km
- St. Mary · Biloxi 8 km
- St. Michael · Biloxi 8 km
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Sources: official site (biloxidiocese.org) + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001000904 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07