Diocese of Owensboro

Dioecesis Owensburgensis

Bishop(s)

William Francis Medley, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 9 December 1937
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Louisville
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Kentucky
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 32,380 (12,506 Square Miles)
Description: Western portion of the state of Kentucky
Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: OWN
Official Web Site: https://owensborodiocese.org
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 600 Locust St., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA
Telephone: (270)683-1545
Fax: 683-6883

Past and Present Ordinaries

Francis Ridgley Cotton † (16 Dec 1937 Appointed - 25 Sep 1960 Died)
Henry Joseph Soenneker † (10 Mar 1961 Appointed - 30 Jun 1982 Retired)
John Jeremiah McRaith † (23 Oct 1982 Appointed - 5 Jan 2009 Resigned)
William Francis Medley (15 Dec 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
9 December 1937	Erected	Diocese of Louisville (Ballard, Carliste, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken, Graves, Livingston, Marshall, Calloway, Trigg, Lyon, Crittenden, Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Webster, Union, Henderson, Daviess, Eandock, McLean, Ohio, Muhlenberg, Butler, Todd, Logan, Breckinridge, ...)	Diocese of Owensboro (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	30,725	600,000	5.1%	54	10	64	480		10	438	57	ap1951
1966	45,879	638,739	7.2%	70	7	77	595		11	583	69	ap1967
1970	48,823	638,539	7.6%	69	14	83	588		27	323	71	ap1971
1976	49,800	690,720	7.2%	83	19	102	488		47	403	51	ap1977
1980	50,527	695,000	7.3%	76	18	94	537		30	360	17	ap1981
1990	53,936	786,000	6.9%	78	18	96	561		19	283	78	ap1991
1999	51,702	778,235	6.6%	83	13	96	538		5	229	79	ap2000
2000	50,187	778,235	6.4%	72	16	88	570		21	221	79	ap2001
2001	51,235	778,235	6.6%	81	20	101	507		24	226	79	ap2002
2002	52,688	836,162	6.3%	78	22	100	526		26	214	79	ap2003
2003	52,047	837,046	6.2%	78	28	106	491		32	203	79	ap2004
2004	51,847	836,162	6.2%	74	20	94	551		25	198	79	ap2005
2013	50,100	881,305	5.7%	80	24	104	481	24	25	175	79	ap2014
2016	50,673	892,252	5.7%	71	29	100	506	24	29	162	79	ap2017
2019	51,780	911,780	5.7%	72	24	96	539	39	24	121	78	ap2020
2021	52,300	921,170	5.7%	74	37	111	471	43	37	117	78	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

William Francis Medley (Bishop: 15 Dec 2009 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francis Ridgley Cotton † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1937 to 25 Sep 1960)
John Jeremiah McRaith † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1982 to 5 Jan 2009)
Henry Joseph Soenneker † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1961 to 30 Jun 1982)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 256, to Page 258

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