Diocese of Covington Dioecesis Covingtonensis | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Northern Kentucky |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,359 sq mi (8,700 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 513,971 92,456 (18%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Schools | 38 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption |
| Patron saint | Paul the Apostle[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John C. Iffert |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Shelton Fabre |
| Bishops emeritus | Roger Joseph Foys |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| covdio.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington (Latin: Dioecesis Covingtonensis) is a Latin Church diocese in Northern Kentucky in the United States. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington.
On July 13, 2021, Pope Francis appointed John Iffert, a priest of the Diocese of Belleville, as bishop of Covington.[2]
- ^ "Coat of Arms".
- ^ "Diocese of Covington gets new bishop as pope as accepts Foy's resignation". Cincinnati Enquirer. July 13, 2021.