Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Diocese of Charlotte Dioecesis Carolinana
Cathedral of St. Patrick
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Western North Carolina Vicariates of Albemarle, Asheville, Boone, Gastonia, Greensboro, Hickory, Mecklenburg, Salisbury, Smoky Mountain, Winston-Salem
Ecclesiastical province	Atlanta
Metropolitan	Atlanta
Statistics
Area	53,696 km2 (20,732 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of October 2023) 5,505,666 546,370 (9.9%)
Parishes	96
Schools	20
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 12, 1971
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Patron saint	Mary, Mother of God
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Michael Thomas Martin OFM Conv.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gregory John Hartmayer OFM Conv.
Vicar General	Patrick Winslow
Judicial Vicar	John Putnam
Bishops emeritus	Peter Joseph Jugis
Map
Website
charlottediocese.org

The Diocese of Charlotte (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western North Carolina in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta.

The Diocese of Charlotte is led by its bishop, who serves as pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Charlotte.^[1] The diocese is home to the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville and the Abbey Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (Belmont Abbey) in Belmont.