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Diocese of Lexington
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The Diocese of Lexington is a Latin Rite see covering 50 counties in central and eastern Kentucky, erected in 1988 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Louisville. Bishop John Stowe, a Conventual Franciscan, has led it since 2015.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. John Stowe, OFM Conv.
- Latin name
- Lexingtonen(sis)
- Erected
- 14 January 1988
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Christ the King
- Patron
- Saint Paul
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Louisville (Archdiocese of Louisville)
- Catholics
- 43,168
- Chancery
- Catholic Center, 1310 W. Main St., Lexington, KY 40508, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [859]253-1993; fax 254-6284
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Louisville 108 km
- Covington 115 km
- Cincinnati 118 km
- Owensboro 232 km
- Knoxville 238 km
- Indianapolis 241 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Peter Catholic Church · Lexington <1 km
- St. Paul Parish · Lexington 1 km
- St. Peter Claver Catholic Church · Lexington 1 km
- Holy Spirit Parish / University of Kentucky Newman Center · Lexington 1 km
- Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary · Lexington 5 km
- Pax Christi Catholic Church · Lexington 8 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001992 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07