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Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana Diœcesis Alexandrina in Louisiana | |
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 St. Francis Xavier Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon, Natchitoches, Winn, Caldwell, Madison, Franklin, Tensas, Concordia, Catahoula Parish, Lasalle, Grant |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,780 sq mi (74,500 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 395,000 44,600 (11.3%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1853 |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Francis Xavier |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert W. Marshall |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory Michael Aymond |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesealex.org | |
The Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana (Latin: Diœcesis Alexandrina in Louisiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Louisiana in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The diocesan cathedral is St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria, Louisiana. It also has a former cathedral and minor basilica: the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The current bishop is Robert W. Marshall.