Diocese of Richmond Diœcesis Richmondiensis | |
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.jpg) Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Central and Southern Virginia, as well as the Eastern Shore of Virginia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Baltimore |
| Metropolitan | Baltimore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 36,711 sq mi (95,080 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 4,942,100 236,061 (4.7%) |
| Parishes | 142 |
| Schools | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | July 11, 1820 (204 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
| Patron saint | St. Vincent de Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Barry C. Knestout |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William E. Lori |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| richmonddiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Richmond (Latin: Diœcesis Richmondiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Virginia in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The diocese's current bishop is Barry C. Knestout, who was appointed by Pope Francis on December 5, 2017.[1][2]
- ^ "Bishop Barry Knestout tapped to lead the diocese of Richmond". Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Bishop-designate Barry C. Knestout". Retrieved December 5, 2017.