Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

Diocese of Salt Lake City

Diœcesis Civitatis Lacus Salsi
Cathedral of the Madeleine
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryState of Utah
Ecclesiastical provinceLas Vegas
MetropolitanLas Vegas
Statistics
Area84,990 sq mi (220,100 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
3,249,879
324,988[1] (10%)
Parishes48
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 27, 1891
CathedralCathedral of the Madeleine
Patron saintMary Magdalene
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOscar A. Solis
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeorge Leo Thomas
Map
Website
dioslc.org

The Diocese of Salt Lake City (Latin: Diœcesis Civitatis Lacus Salsi) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church for the State of Utah in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese, formerly of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco and, since May 30, 2023, of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas.

The mother church of the Diocese of Salt Lake City is the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. On January 10, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Oscar Azarcon Solis as the tenth bishop of Salt Lake City.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Salt Lake City". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.