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-'''Alabama''' is a state in the southeastern [[United States]], part of the Deep South, known for its historical role in the Civil Rights Movement, diverse landscapes from the Appalachian foothills to coastal plains, and a predominantly Protestant religious culture where Catholicism remains a small minority. Covering approximately 135,760 km² (including water), it has an estimated population of around 5.1 million (as of recent 2025 projections). Catholicism, introduced in the early 18th century through French and Spanish colonial efforts, constitutes about 6% of adults according to the Pew Research Center's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, though some sources estimate around 7% including adherents (e.g., ARDA 2020 data at approximately 249,650 Catholics). The state is covered by two Latin Rite dioceses: the [[Archdiocese of Mobile]] (southern 28 counties, metropolitan see of the Province of Mobile) and the [[Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama]] (northern 39 counties), forming a modest but enduring Catholic presence with roots in early Gulf Coast settlements and later growth from immigration and military bases.<ref name="pew-al">{{Cite web |title=People in Alabama |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/alabama |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=2026-01-27}}</ref><ref name="ency-al">{{Cite web |title=Alabama, Catholic Church in |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/alabama-catholic-church |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=2026-01-27}}</ref>
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 |subdivision_name=Alabama
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 |catholic_population=300000
 |catholic_percentage=6
-|rank_among_religions=Minority (second or third after Protestant groups; varies by source)
 |official_languages=English (de facto)
 |capital_city=Montgomery
 |date_catholicism_introduced=Early 18th century (1700s)
 |catholicism_status=Small minority religion with historical coastal roots and limited growth
-|ecclesiastical_provinces_count=1 (Province of Mobile)
 |dioceses_count=2
 |patron_saints=No single statewide patron; local devotions (e.g., Our Lady of the Gulf in some areas)
 |historic=No
 }}
+'''Alabama''' is a state in the southeastern [[United States]], part of the Deep South, known for its historical role in the Civil Rights Movement, diverse landscapes from the Appalachian foothills to coastal plains, and a predominantly Protestant religious culture where Catholicism remains a small minority. Covering approximately 135,760 km² (including water), it has an estimated population of around 5.1 million (as of recent 2025 projections). Catholicism, introduced in the early 18th century through French and Spanish colonial efforts, constitutes about 6% of adults according to the Pew Research Center's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, though some sources estimate around 7% including adherents (e.g., ARDA 2020 data at approximately 249,650 Catholics). The state is covered by two Latin Rite dioceses: the [[Archdiocese of Mobile]] (southern 28 counties, metropolitan see of the Province of Mobile) and the [[Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama]] (northern 39 counties), forming a modest but enduring Catholic presence with roots in early Gulf Coast settlements and later growth from immigration and military bases.<ref name="pew-al">{{Cite web |title=People in Alabama |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/alabama |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=2026-01-27}}</ref><ref name="ency-al">{{Cite web |title=Alabama, Catholic Church in |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/alabama-catholic-church |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=2026-01-27}}</ref>
 == Geography ==