Diocese of Savannah Diœcesis Savannensis | |
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![]() Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Southern Georgia ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Atlanta |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 2,995,000 77,200 (2.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 19, 1850 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist |
Patron saint | John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Stephen D. Parkes |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory John Hartmayer |
Bishops emeritus | J. Kevin Boland |
Map | |
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Website | |
diosav.org |
The Diocese of Savannah (Latin: Dioecesis Savannensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southern Georgia in the United States.[1] The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah.[1] The patron saint is John the Baptist.
The Diocese of Savannah is a suffragan diocese, part of the ecclesiastical province under the metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta. As of 2023, the bishop is Stephen D. Parkes.