ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF MOBILE

The 'Archdiocese of Mobile' (''Archidioecesis Mobiliensis'') is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The Archbishop of Mobile is the pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception located in Mobile, Alabama.
As of 2004, [1] it contains 65,588 Roman Catholics from a population of just over 1.65 million, and is approximately 4% Roman Catholic. (Note: Most of the Archdiocese's Catholic population lives in the Mobile area, and as a result, the Mobile area is considerably more Catholic than the Archdiocese at large)
Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception, Irenaeus of Lyons, Michael the Archangel

Contents

History

Ordinaries

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

External links

History

The archdiocese was originally established in 1825, as Vicariate Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas. It was erected as Diocese of Mobile, May 15, 1829. The name changed to Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, July 9, 1954, and redesignated Diocese of Mobile, on June 28, 1969. The diocese was elevated to Archdiocese of Mobile, November 16, 1980.

Ordinaries

The bishops and archbishops of the Archdiocese of Mobile and dates of service:

★ Michael Portier 1825–1859


★ John Quinlan 1859–1883


★ Dominic Manucy 1884


★ Jeremiah O'Sullivan 1885–1896


★ Edward Patrick Allen 1897–1926


★ Thomas Joseph Toolen 1927–1969


★ John Lawrence May 1969–1980


★ Oscar Hugh Lipscomb 1980–Present

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

★ McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (Mobile)

★ Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School (Montgomery)

★ St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery)

Middle schools

★ Montgomery Catholic Preparatory Middle School (Montgomery, grades 7-8)

Elementary schools

★ Christ the King Catholic School (Daphne)

★ Corpus Christi School (Mobile)

★ Little Flower Catholic School (Mobile)

★ Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School (Mobile)

★ Mother Mary School (Phenix City)

★ Our Lady Queen of Mercy School (Montgomery)

★ Resurrection Catholic School (Montgomery)

★ St. Bede School (Montgomery)

★ St. Benedict Catholic School (Elberta)

★ St. Columba Pre-School] (Dothan)

★ St. Dominic School (Mobile)

★ St. Ignatius School (Mobile)

★ St. Joseph Catholic School (Tuskegee)

★ St. Mary Catholic School (Mobile)

★ St. Patrick Catholic School (Phenix City)

★ St. Patrick School (Robertsdale)

★ St. Pius X Catholic School (Mobile)

★ St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School (Mobile)

External links

★ MobileArchdiocese.org

★ 1911 History of the Archdiocese of Mobile

★ Catholic-Hierarchy.org Entry on Mobile Archdiocese