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{{Diocese | |||
|diocese_name=Diocese of Richmond | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|AdministrativeSubdivision=Virginia | |||
|Bishop=Barry C. Knestout | |||
|Website=https://richmonddiocese.org | |||
|Newspaper=https://www.catholicvirginian.org | |||
|CatholicPercentage=6.0 | |||
|CatholicElementarySchools=24 | |||
|CatholicHighSchools=5 | |||
|Deaneries=8 | |||
|Priests=160 | |||
|FoundingYear=1820 | |||
|PredecessorDiocese=[[Archdiocese of Baltimore]] | |||
|SuccessorDiocese=[[Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston]], [[Diocese of Arlington]] | |||
|CatholicHospitals=3 | |||
|Status=Active | |||
|EcclesiasticalProvince=[[Province of Baltimore]] | |||
|MetropolitanArchdiocese=[[Archdiocese of Baltimore]] | |||
|Rating=3.5 | |||
}} | |||
The '''Diocese of Richmond''', a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Latin Rite]], is an active diocese encompassing most of [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. Founded in 1820 by [[Pope Pius VII]], it is led by Bishop Barry C. Knestout as of 2018. As part of the [[Province of Baltimore]], the diocese serves a Catholic community of over 250,000 across 146 parishes and 24 missions in a historically Protestant region. A notable aspect is its 2020 bicentennial celebration, which highlighted its enduring legacy as one of the oldest U.S. dioceses. | The '''Diocese of Richmond''', a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Latin Rite]], is an active diocese encompassing most of [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. Founded in 1820 by [[Pope Pius VII]], it is led by Bishop Barry C. Knestout as of 2018. As part of the [[Province of Baltimore]], the diocese serves a Catholic community of over 250,000 across 146 parishes and 24 missions in a historically Protestant region. A notable aspect is its 2020 bicentennial celebration, which highlighted its enduring legacy as one of the oldest U.S. dioceses. | ||
==Establishment== | ==Establishment== | ||