Diocese of Savannah Diœcesis Savannensis | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Southern Georgia  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Atlanta |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 2,995,000 77,200 (2.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 19, 1850 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephen D. Parkes |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory John Hartmayer |
| Bishops emeritus | J. Kevin Boland |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diosav.org | |
The Diocese of Savannah (Latin: Dioecesis Savannensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southern Georgia in the United States.[1] The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah.[1] The patron saint is John the Baptist.
The Diocese of Savannah is a suffragan diocese, part of the ecclesiastical province under the metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta. As of 2023, the bishop is Stephen D. Parkes.
- ^ a b The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah Archived 2007-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Savannah, Georgia: Catholic Diocese of Savannah, 2013, Retrieved 1 January 2014.