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Archdiocese of Louisville
The Archdiocese of Louisville (Latin: Archidiœcesis Ludovicopolitanais) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in central Kentucky in the United States. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Kentucky. The archdiocese is the seat of the metropolitan see of the province of Louisville, which encompasses the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. The archdiocese is the second-oldest diocese west of the Appalachian Mountains, after the Archdiocese of New Orleans. As of 2023[update], the archbishop of Louisville is Shelton Fabre.
The Archdiocese of Louisville consists of these 24 counties in central Kentucky: Adair, Barren, Bullitt, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Metcalfe, Monroe, Nelson, Oldham, Russell, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, and Washington counties. The Archdiocese covers 8,124 square miles (21,040 km2).
As of 2023, the archdiocese had a Catholic population of approximately 200,000. The archdiocese operated 110 parishes and missions staffed by 127 diocesan priests, 131 permanent deacons, 39 religious institute priests, nine extern priests, 61 religious brothers, and 363 religious sisters. The archdiocese had 48 Catholic elementary and high schools serving more than 18,000 students. The archdiocese served more than 233,900 persons in Catholic hospitals, health care centers, homes for the aged, and specialized homes.
Prior to the American Revolution, present-day Kentucky was part of the British Province of Virginia. To prevent hostility with Native American peoples in the region, the British did not allow European settlers to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. After the Revolution ended in 1781, settlers from the original 13 states started flooding into the region.
The Vatican in 1784 removed the new United States from the jurisdiction of the Diocese of London, establishing the Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America, a jurisdiction in the United States. The first Catholic presence in Kentucky may have been a group of 25 families who traveled from Maryland in 1785 to Goodwin's Station in present-day Nelson County and founded Holy Cross Church. This was the first church in the present-day archdiocese. Most of the early Catholic settlers in Kentucky were English-Catholics from Maryland.
The Vatican in 1789 elevated the prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore, the first diocese in the United States, covering the entire nation. The first Catholic church west of the Appalachian Mountains, Holy Cross, was constructed at Pottinger Creek in 1792. In 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted to the union. In 1793, Reverend Stephen T. Badin estimated that 300 Catholic families were living in Kentucky, clustered in six settlements around Bardstown. These Catholics had left Maryland due to the religious persecution of Catholics there.
In 1808, Pope Pius VII created four new dioceses out of the Diocese of Baltimore. One of these dioceses was the Diocese of Bardstown. The pope chose that town because it already had a Catholic population. The new diocese included all of Kentucky along with a vast area of the American Midwest and South, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, out to the Mississippi River. The pope appointed Reverend Benedict Flaget as the first bishop of Bardstown. Flaget resisted the appointment, but Pius VII insisted he take it.
Needing to ordain more priests, Flaget in 1811 started St. Thomas Seminary near Bardstown. It was the first Catholic seminary outside of the original 13 colonies. Flaget started construction of St. Joseph Cathedral in Bardstown in 1816. Many Protestants helped fund its construction as they felt it would increase the area's prestige. Flaget celebrated the first mass at St. Joseph in 1819, although the cathedral was not completed until 1823. Also in 1819, Flaget founded St. Joseph's College in Bardstown.
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Archdiocese of Louisville
The Archdiocese of Louisville (Latin: Archidiœcesis Ludovicopolitanais) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in central Kentucky in the United States. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Kentucky. The archdiocese is the seat of the metropolitan see of the province of Louisville, which encompasses the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. The archdiocese is the second-oldest diocese west of the Appalachian Mountains, after the Archdiocese of New Orleans. As of 2023[update], the archbishop of Louisville is Shelton Fabre.
The Archdiocese of Louisville consists of these 24 counties in central Kentucky: Adair, Barren, Bullitt, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Metcalfe, Monroe, Nelson, Oldham, Russell, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, and Washington counties. The Archdiocese covers 8,124 square miles (21,040 km2).
As of 2023, the archdiocese had a Catholic population of approximately 200,000. The archdiocese operated 110 parishes and missions staffed by 127 diocesan priests, 131 permanent deacons, 39 religious institute priests, nine extern priests, 61 religious brothers, and 363 religious sisters. The archdiocese had 48 Catholic elementary and high schools serving more than 18,000 students. The archdiocese served more than 233,900 persons in Catholic hospitals, health care centers, homes for the aged, and specialized homes.
Prior to the American Revolution, present-day Kentucky was part of the British Province of Virginia. To prevent hostility with Native American peoples in the region, the British did not allow European settlers to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. After the Revolution ended in 1781, settlers from the original 13 states started flooding into the region.
The Vatican in 1784 removed the new United States from the jurisdiction of the Diocese of London, establishing the Prefecture Apostolic of United States of America, a jurisdiction in the United States. The first Catholic presence in Kentucky may have been a group of 25 families who traveled from Maryland in 1785 to Goodwin's Station in present-day Nelson County and founded Holy Cross Church. This was the first church in the present-day archdiocese. Most of the early Catholic settlers in Kentucky were English-Catholics from Maryland.
The Vatican in 1789 elevated the prefecture to the Diocese of Baltimore, the first diocese in the United States, covering the entire nation. The first Catholic church west of the Appalachian Mountains, Holy Cross, was constructed at Pottinger Creek in 1792. In 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted to the union. In 1793, Reverend Stephen T. Badin estimated that 300 Catholic families were living in Kentucky, clustered in six settlements around Bardstown. These Catholics had left Maryland due to the religious persecution of Catholics there.
In 1808, Pope Pius VII created four new dioceses out of the Diocese of Baltimore. One of these dioceses was the Diocese of Bardstown. The pope chose that town because it already had a Catholic population. The new diocese included all of Kentucky along with a vast area of the American Midwest and South, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, out to the Mississippi River. The pope appointed Reverend Benedict Flaget as the first bishop of Bardstown. Flaget resisted the appointment, but Pius VII insisted he take it.
Needing to ordain more priests, Flaget in 1811 started St. Thomas Seminary near Bardstown. It was the first Catholic seminary outside of the original 13 colonies. Flaget started construction of St. Joseph Cathedral in Bardstown in 1816. Many Protestants helped fund its construction as they felt it would increase the area's prestige. Flaget celebrated the first mass at St. Joseph in 1819, although the cathedral was not completed until 1823. Also in 1819, Flaget founded St. Joseph's College in Bardstown.