Diocese of Shreveport Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana | |
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.jpg) St. John Berchmans Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  16 parishes of Louisiana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,825 km2 (11,129 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics | 39,436 (5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 16, 1986 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception[citation needed] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francis I. Malone |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory Michael Aymond |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioshpt.org | |
The Diocese of Shreveport (Latin: Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church covering the parishes of northern Louisiana in the United States.
The Diocese of Shreveport is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans, in Shreveport. The current bishop is Francis Malone.