Diocese of Phoenix Dioecesis Phoenicensis Diócesis de Phoenix | |
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| Catholic | |
 Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  Arizona counties of Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Navajo Nation), and also includes the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region XIII |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
| Deaneries | 7 |
| Coordinates | 33°27′0″N 112°4′0″W / 33.45000°N 112.06667°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,967 sq mi (113,870 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 5,076,170[1] 1,274,140[1] (25.1%) |
| Parishes | 94 & 3 missions[1] |
| Churches | 177[1] |
| Congregations | 29 |
| Schools | 36 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 2, 1969 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude |
| Patron saints |
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| Secular priests | 216[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John P. Dolan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Charles Wester |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Eduardo Nevares |
| Vicar General | Fr. John Muir[2] |
| Bishops emeritus | Thomas Olmsted |
| Map | |
 Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Website | |
| dphx | |
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The Diocese of Phoenix (Latin: Dioecesis Phoenicensis; Spanish: Diócesis de Phoenix) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, in western and central Arizona in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
The Diocese of Phoenix was established on December 2, 1969. As of 2023, the bishop of Phoenix is John P. Dolan.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Diocese of Phoenix, USA". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Announces New Appointments". The Catholic Sun. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.