Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

Diocese of Baton Rouge

Dioecesis Rubribaculensis
St. Joseph Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryParishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, St. James, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of New Orleans
Statistics
Area5,513 sq mi (14,280 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
950,000
235,000 (24.7%)
Parishes64
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 20, 1961
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Joseph[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMichael Gerard Duca
Metropolitan ArchbishopGregory Michael Aymond
Vicar GeneralThomas Ranzino
Bishops emeritusRobert William Muench
Map
Website
diobr.org

The Diocese of Baton Rouge (Latin Dioecesis Rubribaculensis; French Diocèse de Bâton-Rouge; Spanish: Diócesis de Baton Rouge), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the Florida Parishes region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans. The current bishop is Michael Duca.

  1. ^ "Our Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge.