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Diocese of Jackson

Dioecesis Jacksoniensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1 March 1977
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mobile
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Mississippi
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 97,495 (37,657 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: JKS
  • Official Web Site: https://jacksondiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: 237 E. Amite St., P.O. Box 2248, Jackson, MS 39225-2248, USA
  • Telephone: (601)969-1880
  • Fax: 960-8455

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi
18 July 1826ErectedDiocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans) Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi (erected)
Diocese of Natchez
28 July 1837ErectedDiocese of New Orleans Diocese of Natchez (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese; State of Mississippi)
19 July 1850Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Galveston (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Little Rock (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Mobile (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Natchez (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Natchez-Jackson
18 December 1956Name ChangedDiocese of Natchez Diocese of Natchez-Jackson
1 March 1977Territory LostDiocese of Natchez-Jackson (Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, George, Stone, Pearl River, Greene, Perry, Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Walthall, Wayne, Jones, Covington, Jefferson Davis, and Lawrence) Diocese of Biloxi (erected)
Diocese of Jackson
1 March 1977Name ChangedDiocese of Natchez-Jackson Diocese of Jackson
29 July 1980Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Jackson (from New Orleans)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Natchez
195050,5592,183,7962.3%687414235612338066ap1951
Diocese of Natchez-Jackson
196674,3432,178,2413.4%1328421634417849697ap1967
197082,3832,161,4813.8%111801914311138425106ap1971
197686,7732,324,0003.7%109701794841140398112ap1977
Diocese of Jackson
198042,5851,724,0002.5%744311736395429973ap1981
199046,4101,920,0002.4%623395488104527575ap1991
199945,4081,980,0252.3%67329945871228974ap2000
200047,3341,994,0112.4%58298754474327574ap2001
200147,8731,994,0112.4%58308854484224074ap2002
200248,8081,994,9462.4%55348954814822274ap2003
200351,3471,997,4852.6%52288064174322874ap2004
200451,9921,998,1302.6%50297965874321274ap2005
200651,0002,130,0002.4%49307964574421874ap2007
201252,5002,203,0002.4%47338065644115675ap2013
201352,9002,219,0002.4%48368462954315474ap2014
201645,8452,167,1322.1%53308355243613368ap2017
201943,8652,182,2002.0%562581541103210072ap2020
202142,7462,303,7531.9%6320835157254572ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Natchez
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 175
  • Diocese of Natchez-Jackson
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 218, and Page 219
  • Diocese of Jackson
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 72, Page 798, and Page 799

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