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Diocese of

Lexington

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Lexington / Lexingtonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Louisville

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (66)

Louisville (←), Covington (↑), Columbus (↗), Steubenville (↗), Wheeling–Charleston (→), Richmond (↘), Knoxville (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.03.12 – ...):Bishop John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. (56)Bishop John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lexington (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. (56)Bishop John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. (56)
(2015.03.12 – ...)

Bishop of Lexington (USA)

Annuntiamus verbum vitæ

Born:1966.04.15 (Amherst, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:1995.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:2015.05.05

Bishop of Lexington (USA) (2015.03.12 – ...)

Bishop Ronald William Gainer (75)Bishop Ronald William Gainer (75)
(2002.12.13 – 2014.01.24)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

Ex de plenitudine gratiam pro gratia

Born:1947.08.24 (Pottsville, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1973.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:2003.02.22

Bishop of Lexington (USA) (2002.12.13 – 2014.01.24)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2014.01.24 – ...)

Bishop James Kendrick Williams (86)Bishop James Kendrick Williams (86)
(1988.01.14 – 2002.06.11)

Bishop emeritus of Lexington (USA)

Born:1936.09.05 (Athertonville, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1963.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:1984.06.19

Titular Bishop of Catula (1984.04.15 – 1988.01.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Covington (USA) (1984.04.15 – 1988.01.14)

Bishop of Lexington (USA) (1988.01.14 – 2002.06.11)

Contact Info

Address: The Catholic Center, 1310 W. Main St., Lexington, KY 40508-2048, USA

Phone: +1 (606) 253-1993

Website:

Statistics

Area: 42,520 km²

Population: 40,589 Catholics (2.5% of 1,593,400 total) (2020)

Statistics: 59 parishes, 59 priests (48 diocesan, 11 religious), 73 deacons, 50 lay religious (11 brothers, 39 sisters), 5 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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