Diocese of Nashville

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Bishop(s) David Raymond Choby, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 July 1837 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Louisville Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Tennessee Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 42,206 (16,302 Square Miles) Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: NSH Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/ Mailing Address: 2400 Twenty-First Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37212-5387 Telephone: (615)383-6393 Fax: 292-8411

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Richard Pius Miles, O.P. † (28 Jul 1837 Appointed - 21 Feb 1860 Died)
• James Whelan, O.P. † (21 Feb 1860 Succeeded - 12 Feb 1864 Resigned)
• Patrick Augustine Feehan † (7 Jun 1865 Appointed - 10 Sep 1880 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
• Joseph (James) Rademacher † (3 Apr 1883 Appointed - 15 Jul 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana)
• Thomas Sebastian Byrne † (10 May 1894 Appointed - 4 Sep 1923 Died)
• Alphonse John Smith † (23 Dec 1923 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Died)
• William Lawrence Adrian † (6 Feb 1936 Appointed - 4 Sep 1969 Retired)
• Joseph Aloysius Durick † (10 Sep 1969 Succeeded - 2 Apr 1975 Resigned)
• James Daniel Niedergeses † (8 Apr 1975 Appointed - 13 Oct 1992 Retired)
• Edward Urban Kmiec (13 Oct 1992 Appointed - 12 Aug 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Buffalo, New York)
• David Raymond Choby (20 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 July 1837	Erected	Diocese of Bardstown	Diocese of Nashville (erected) (State of Tennessee)
20 June 1970	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nashville	Diocese of Memphis (erected)
27 May 1988	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nashville	Diocese of Knoxville (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	37,501	3,250,000	1.2%	89	30	119	315		68	455	55	ap1951
1966	85,710	3,883,000	2.2%	124	36	160	535		98	494	75	ap1967
1970	90,595	4,015,760	2.3%	122	45	167	542		123	498	81	ap1971
1976	57,609	2,840,000	2.0%	79	23	102	564	25	44	248	56	ap1977
1980	65,981	2,879,000	2.3%	74	39	113	583	26	61	163	61	ap1981
1990	47,395	1,493,281	3.2%	51	19	70	677	34	20	191	50	ap1991
1999	63,363	1,824,375	3.5%	53	21	74	856	27	4	153	50	ap2000
2000	70,587	1,959,257	3.6%	48	21	69	1,023	53	25	151	50	ap2001
2001	73,652	1,985,023	3.7%	44	24	68	1,083	54	26	149	50	ap2002
2002	69,480	2,106,868	3.3%	48	25	73	951	55	27	176	51	ap2003
2003	70,623	2,097,905	3.4%	49	25	74	954	53	26	191	51	ap2004
2004	71,188	2,105,161	3.4%	47	28	75	949	52	29	183	51	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• David Raymond Choby (Priest: 6 Sep 1974; Bishop: 20 Dec 2005 - )
• Edward Urban Kmiec (Bishop: 13 Oct 1992 to 12 Aug 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Lawrence Adrian † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1936 to 4 Sep 1969)
• Thomas Sebastian Byrne † (Bishop: 10 May 1894 to 4 Sep 1923)
• Joseph Aloysius Durick † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Dec 1963; Bishop: 10 Sep 1969 to 2 Apr 1975)
• John Patrick Farrelly † (Priest: 22 May 1880 to 18 Mar 1909)
• Patrick Augustine Feehan † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1865 to 10 Sep 1880)
• Richard Pius Miles, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1837 to 21 Feb 1860)
• John Baptist Morris † (Priest: 11 Jun 1892 to 18 Apr 1906)
• James Daniel Niedergeses † (Priest: 20 May 1944; Bishop: 8 Apr 1975 to 13 Oct 1992)
• Joseph (James) Rademacher † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1883 to 15 Jul 1893)
• Richard Scannell † (Priest: 26 Feb 1871 to 9 Aug 1887)
• Alphonse John Smith † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1923 to 16 Dec 1935)
• Samual Alphonsius Stritch † (Priest: 21 May 1910 to 10 Aug 1921)
• James Whelan, O.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Apr 1859; Bishop: 21 Feb 1860 to 12 Feb 1864)