Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee

The Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee (Latin: Dioecesis Pensacolensis - Talloseiensis ) is a nation located in Florida in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Pensacola.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution sapienter quidem on October 1, 1975 from annexations of the dioceses Saint Augustine and mobile and it was the Archdiocese of Miami assumed as suffragan.

Territory

The Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee includes the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton and Washington, the State of Florida.

Bishop of Pensacola - Tallahassee

  • René Henry Gracida (1 October 1975-19. May 1983 then Bishop of Corpus Christi )
  • Joseph Keith Symons (4 October 1983-12. June 1990, then Bishop of Palm Beach )
  • John Mortimer Fourette Smith (25 June 1991-21. November 1995, then Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton)
  • John Huston Ricard SSJ (20 January 1997-11. March 2011) Thomas Gerard Wenski (11 March 2011-20. March 2012) ( Apostolic Administrator )
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