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The Diocese of Lexington (Latin: Dioecesis Lexingtonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, in southeastern Kentucky in the United States. It was erected on January 14, 1988. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville.
It was created in 1895 from the Diocese of Kentucky which continues to have jurisdiction of the western portion of the state. The cathedral for the Diocese of Kentucky is located in Louisville. The Diocese of Lexington is in Province 4 and its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, is in Lexington, as are the diocesan offices. [1]
Diocese of Lexington can refer to either of two dioceses of Lexington, Kentucky: Episcopal Diocese of Lexington , a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington , a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church
This year’s Pentecost on May 19 was a momentous day for Brother Christian Matson, a Catholic hermit who lives a life of quiet devotion in Eastern Kentucky. It’s when he fulfilled a promise to ...
The Catholic Church in the United States has a total of 196 particular churches in the 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands: 33 territorial archdioceses, 144 territorial dioceses, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (serving members of the US Armed Forces and Diplomatic Corps, and those in facilities of the ...
The dioceses are grouped into nine provinces, the first eight of which, for the most part, correspond to regions of the U.S. Province IX is composed of dioceses in Latin America. Province II and Province VIII also include dioceses outside of the U.S. Unlike in many churches of the Anglican Communion, in which provinces are helmed by a primate ...
The diocese of Kentucky was organized in 1829, 37 years after Kentucky became a state. The following year, Benjamin Bosworth Smith arrived to become rector at Lexington's Christ Church, although he had previously declined the position. [4] In 1832, he became the new diocese's first bishop.
Carol Wade. Christ Church Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington and is located at 166 Market Street, Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1796, Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest Episcopal church in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [1] Renovations over the years have sought to preserve the original structure, and it remains ...