Diocese of Lexington Dioecesis Lexingtonensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Southeastern Kentucky |
| Ecclesiastical province | Louisville |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,423 sq mi (42,540 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,659,800 43,168 (2.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 14, 1988 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Stowe |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Shelton Fabre |
| Bishops emeritus | James Kendrick Williams |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| cdlex.org | |
The Diocese of Lexington (Latin: Dioecesis Lexingtonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, in southeastern Kentucky in the United States. It was erected on January 14, 1988. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville. The Diocese of Lexington provides education for approximately 4,300 students in its 15 elementary schools and two high schools located throughout the diocese, and maintains Newman Centers at eight of Kentucky's colleges and universities.