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Diocese of

Memphis

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Area: 27,585 km²

Population: 60,740 Catholics (3.9% of 1,564,700 total) (2018)

Statistics: 46 parishes, 86 priests (75 diocesan, 11 religious), 70 deacons, 59 lay religious (31 brothers, 28 sisters), 18 seminarians (2018)

Ecclesiastical Province: Louisville

Neighbouring Dioceses: Little Rock (←), Springfield–Cape Girardeau (↖), Owensboro (↗), Nashville (→), Birmingham (↘), Jackson (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Address: The Catholic Center, 5825 Shelby Oaks Dr., P.O. Box 341669, Memphis, TN 38184-1669, USA

Phone: +1 (901) 373-1200

Website: Link

History

Special Churches

All Churches (48)

Little Rock (←), Springfield–Cape Girardeau (↖), Owensboro (↗), Nashville (→), Birmingham (↘), Jackson (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.03.05 – ...):Bishop David Prescott Talley (70)Bishop David Prescott Talley (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Memphis (Roman Rite)

Bishop David Prescott Talley (70)Bishop David Prescott Talley (70)Permalink
(2019.03.05 – ...)

Bishop of Memphis (USA)

Dabo vobis cor novum

Born:1950.09.11 (Columbus, GA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1989.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:2013.04.02

Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (2013.01.03 – 2016.09.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta (USA) (2013.01.03 – 2016.09.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria (USA) (2016.09.21 – 2017.02.02)

Bishop of Alexandria (USA) (2017.02.02 – 2019.03.05)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (2019.03.05 – ...)

Twitter FeedArchbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz (74)Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz (74)Permalink
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.10.24 – 2019.03.05)

Bishop Martin David Holley (66)Bishop Martin David Holley (66)Permalink
(2016.08.23 – 2018.10.24 deposed)

Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)

His mercy endures

Born:1954.12.31 (Pensacola, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1987.05.08
Consecrated Bishop:2004.07.02

Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (2004.05.18 – 2016.08.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (2004.05.18 – 2016.08.23)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (2016.08.23 – 2018.10.24 deposed)

Twitter FeedBishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (81)Bishop James Terry Steib, S.V.D. (81)Permalink
(1993.03.24 – 2016.08.23)

Bishop emeritus of Memphis (USA)

The Lord is my light

Born:1940.05.17 (Vacherie, LA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1967.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:1984.02.10

Titular Bishop of Fallaba (1983.12.06 – 1993.03.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1983.12.06 – 1993.03.24)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1993.03.24 – 2016.08.23)

Bishop Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1987.01.20 – 1992.07.14)

Seek the Face of the Lord

Born:1938.04.20 (Jasper, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1964.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:1987.03.02
Died:2018.01.25 († 79)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1987.01.20 – 1992.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1992.07.14 – 2011.09.21)

Cardinal James Francis Stafford (88)Bishop James Francis Stafford (88) (later Cardinal)Permalink
(1982.11.17 – 1986.05.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Denver (USA)
Major Penitentiary emeritus of Apostolic Penitentiary

In principium erat verbum

Born:1932.07.26 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1957.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:1976.02.29
Created Cardinal:1998.02.21

Titular Bishop of Respecta (1976.01.19 – 1982.11.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (1976.01.19 – 1982.11.17)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1982.11.17 – 1986.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Denver (USA) (1986.05.30 – 1996.08.20)

President of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1996.08.20 – 2003.10.04)

Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (1998.02.21 [1998.05.02] – 2008.03.01)

Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (2003.10.04 – 2009.06.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (2008.03.01 [2008.05.25] – ...)

Bishop Carroll Thomas DozierPermalink
(1970.11.12 – 1982.07.27)

In the beginning God

Born:1911.08.18 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1937.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1971.01.06
Died:1985.12.07 († 74)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1970.11.12 – 1982.07.27)

as of 2021.06.22

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