Diocese of Covington

Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. † (29 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 † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 2 Mar 1923 Resigned)
• Francis William Howard † (26 Mar 1923 Appointed - 18 Jan 1944 Died)
• William Theodore Mulloy † (11 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, Louisiana)
• Roger Joseph Foys (31 May 2002 Appointed - 13 Jul 2021 Retired)
• John Curtis Iffert (13 Jul 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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
2006	92,250	471,000	19.6%	83	9	92	1,002	28	16	346	47	ap2007
2013	91,904	518,000	17.7%	81	14	95	967	33	20	281	47	ap2014
2016	88,874	526,378	16.9%	87	12	99	897	39	17	263	47	ap2017
2019	91,895	532,567	17.3%	89	9	98	937	40	13	208	48	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Roger Joseph Foys (Bishop: 31 May 2002 to 13 Jul 2021)
• John Curtis Iffert (Bishop: 13 Jul 2021 - )
• Robert William Muench (Bishop: 5 Jan 1996 to 15 Dec 2001)
• James Kendrick Williams (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1984 to 14 Jan 1988)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1960 to 28 Nov 1978)
• Ferdinand Brossart † (Priest: 1 Sep 1892; Bishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 2 Mar 1923)
• George Aloysius Carrell, S.J. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 25 Sep 1868)
• 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)
• William Theodore Mulloy † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1944 to 1 Jun 1959)
• Augustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard Toebbe † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1869 to 2 May 1884)