Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh

Diocese of Raleigh

Diœcesis Raleighiensis
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryEastern half of North Carolina
Ecclesiastical provinceAtlanta
MetropolitanAtlanta
Statistics
Area31,875 km2 (12,307 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
4,432,901
217,125 (4.9%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (156 years ago)
CathedralHoly Name of Jesus Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuis Rafael Zarama
Metropolitan ArchbishopGregory John Hartmayer
Map
Website
dioceseofraleigh.org

The Diocese of Raleigh (Latin: Dioecesis Raleighiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church that covers eastern North Carolina in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta.

On July 5, 2017, Pope Francis named Luis Rafael Zarama to be the 6th Bishop of Raleigh; Zarama was installed on August 29, 2017, at the recently consecrated Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh.