The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

is a Roman Catholic diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI

Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...

 removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River

Tennessee River

The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names...

 from the Diocese of Nashville

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on July 28, 1837 by the Dominican Bishop Richard Pius Miles. The Cathedral Church of the Incarnation is the seat of the Bishops of Nashville....

, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state.

The diocese is broken into two deaneries

Deanery

A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...

, the Memphis Deanery comprising Shelby County and the Jackson Deanery which encompassed the other 20 counties in the diocese. Currently, there are 28 parishes in the Memphis Deanery, 14 parishes and 5 missions in the Jackson Deanery.

Ordinaries

The following is a list of Bishops who served the Diocese of Memphis, along with their dates of service:

• Carroll Thomas Dozier
  Carroll Thomas Dozier
  Carroll Thomas Dozier was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Memphis .-Biography:...
  
   (1970–1982)
• James Francis Stafford (1982–1986)
• Daniel M. Buechlein
  Daniel M. Buechlein
  Daniel Mark Buechlein, OSB is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth Archbishop of Indianapolis until his resignation in September 2011; his replacement has not been named by Pope Benedict XVI, so the Archdiocese is a vacant see .- Biography :Daniel Buechlein was...
  
   (1987–1992)
• J. Terry Steib
  J. Terry Steib
  James Terry Steib, S.V.D. is an African American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Memphis.-Biography:...
  
   (1993—)

Education

There are a total of 28 schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The high schools include:

• Bishop Byrne High School
  Bishop Byrne High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
  Bishop Byrne High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis.-Background:...
  
  , Memphis
• Christian Brothers High School
  Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
  Christian Brothers High School ' is located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 5900 Walnut Grove Rd. It is an all-male college preparatory school and Catholic school that has a strong Lasallian tradition that can be traced back to John Baptist de La Salle...
  
  , Memphis
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School
  Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
  Immaculate Conception Cathedral School is a private, all-girls Roman Catholic school in Memphis, Tennessee. It consists of an elementary school , middle school and a high school...
  
  , Memphis
• Memphis Catholic High School
  Memphis Catholic High School
  Memphis Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis.-Background:Memphis Catholic was established in 1922, consolidating several smaller, parish-run high schools...
  
  , Memphis
• St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School
  St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School
  St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School is a private Roman Catholic school consisting of an all-girls high school and a co-educational elementary and middle school located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States....
  
  , Memphis
• Saint Benedict at Auburndale High School
  Saint Benedict at Auburndale
  St. Benedict at Auburndale High School is a Roman Catholic high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis. The school teaches grades 9–12 in Cordova, Tennessee and offers special programs for students requiring special learning programs. The school colors are red and blue...
  
  , Cordova (Memphis)
• Sacred Heart of Jesus High School
  Sacred Heart of Jesus High School (Jackson, Tennessee)
  Sacred Heart of Jesus High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. It operates independently, and with the blessing of, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis....
  
  *, Jackson

* Operates independent and with blessing of Bishop.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Home Page