Diocese of Covington

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Bishop(s) Roger Joseph Foys, Bishop William Anthony Hughes, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 29 July 1853 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Louisville Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Kentucky Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 8,696 (3,359 Square Miles) Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: COV Official Web Site: http://www.covingtondiocese.org/ Mailing Address: 947 Donaldson Rd., P.O. Box 18548, Erlanger, KY 41018-0548 Telephone: (859)283-6214 Fax: 283-6334

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. † (23 Jul 1853 Appointed - 25 Sep 1868 Died)
• Augustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe † (24 Sep 1869 Appointed - 2 May 1884 Died)
• Camillus Paul Maes † (1 Oct 1884 Appointed - 11 May 1915 Died)
• Ferdinand Brossart † (29 Nov 1915 Appointed - 12 Mar 1923 Resigned)
• Francis William Howard † (26 Mar 1923 Appointed - 18 Jan 1944 Died)
• William Theodore Mulloy † (18 Nov 1944 Appointed - 1 Jun 1959 Died)
• Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. † (4 Apr 1960 Appointed - 28 Nov 1978 Retired)
• William Anthony Hughes (13 Apr 1979 Appointed - 4 Jul 1995 Retired)
• Robert William Muench (5 Jan 1996 Appointed - 15 Dec 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Baton Rouge)
• Roger Joseph Foys (31 May 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 July 1853	Erected	Diocese of Louisville	Diocese of Covington (erected)
14 January 1988	Territory Lost	Diocese of Covington Archdiocese of Louisville	Diocese of Lexington (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	72,000	1,350,466	5.3%	138	24	162	444		30	795	75	ap1951
1966	92,500	1,303,000	7.1%	214	20	234	395		37	1,020	85	ap1967
1970	103,500	1,400,000	7.4%	190	19	209	495		43	1,178	85	ap1971
1976	104,500	1,500,000	7.0%	177	20	197	530		32	981	83	ap1977
1980	110,200	1,524,000	7.2%	180	20	200	551		25	1,081	84	ap1981
1990	79,995	398,200	20.1%	123	2	125	639	10	12	528	51	ap1991
1999	85,202	401,127	21.2%	113	2	115	740	18	9	430	48	ap2000
2000	86,031	401,127	21.4%	95	1	96	896	23	7	418	47	ap2001
2001	88,896	401,127	22.2%	95	1	96	926	22	10	416	47	ap2002
2002	88,485	464,629	19.0%	92	1	93	951	22	11	405	47	ap2003
2003	87,884	464,629	18.9%	92	3	95	925	24	14	418	47	ap2004
2004	89,736	464,629	19.3%	89	2	91	986	28	10	372	46	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1960 to 28 Nov 1978)
• Ferdinand Brossart † (Priest: 1 Sep 1892; Bishop: 29 Nov 1915 to 12 Mar 1923)
• George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1853 to 25 Sep 1868)
• Roger Joseph Foys (Bishop: 31 May 2002 - )
• Francis William Howard † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1923 to 18 Jan 1944)
• William Anthony Hughes (Bishop: 13 Apr 1979 to 4 Jul 1995)
• Camillus Paul Maes † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1884 to 11 May 1915)
• Robert William Muench (Bishop: 5 Jan 1996 to 15 Dec 2001)
• William Theodore Mulloy † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1944 to 1 Jun 1959)
• Augustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1869 to 2 May 1884)
• James Kendrick Williams (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1984 to 14 Jan 1988)