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Diocese of Orlando

Dioecesis Orlandensis



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Bishop(s)

  • John Gerard Noonan, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 2 March 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Miami
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Florida
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 29,147 (11,258 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: ORL
  • Official Web Site: http://www.orlandodiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 50 E. Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32801; PO Box 1800, Orlando, FL 32802-1800, USA
  • Telephone: (407)246-4800
  • Fax: 246-4817

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
2 March 1968ErectedDiocese of Miami (Highlands, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie)
Diocese of Saint Augustine (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Semiola, Sumter, and Volusia)
Diocese of Orlando (erected)
16 June 1984Territory LostArchdiocese of Miami (Palm Beach and Martin)
Diocese of Orlando (St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Martin)
Diocese of Palm Beach (erected)
16 June 1984Territory LostArchdiocese of Miami (Collier, Glades, and Hendry)
Diocese of Orlando (Highlands)
Diocese of Saint Petersburg (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota)
Diocese of Venice (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970128,1121,132,78011.3%116321488653217253ap1971
1976163,1221,684,4799.7%120171371,1901818962ap1977
1980163,0431,819,3009.0%104381421,1483819561ap1981
1990226,1632,589,0008.7%128481761,285655313768ap1991
1999323,7663,094,54010.5%121591801,7981251313670ap2000
2000340,2683,128,59410.9%132702021,6841188013170ap2001
2001340,4483,177,04610.7%159712301,4801238511871ap2002
2002353,3423,360,31910.5%156652211,5981308011572ap2003
2003353,3423,360,31910.5%158572151,6431387310372ap2004
2004361,0853,535,99410.2%164572211,6331377910272ap2005
2009400,9234,002,00010.0%182712531,584172859679ap2010
2013410,0004,249,5079.6%194772711,512186847579ap2014
2016418,8344,981,5208.4%188662541,648101746979ap2017
2019427,9004,518,1759.5%152461982,161122535879ap2020
2021382,0184,980,1497.7%157401971,939128495380ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 705, to Page 707

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