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{{Diocese | {{Diocese | ||
|Type= | |Type=Suffragan diocese | ||
|Country= | |Country=United States | ||
|AdministrativeSubdivision= | |AdministrativeSubdivision=Georgia (U.S. state) | ||
|Bishop=Stephen D. Parkes | |Bishop=Stephen D. Parkes | ||
|Website=https://diosav.org | |Website=https://diosav.org | ||
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|CatholicHospitals=2 | |CatholicHospitals=2 | ||
|Status=Active | |Status=Active | ||
|Rite= | |Rite=Latin Rite | ||
|EcclesiasticalProvince= | |EcclesiasticalProvince=Province of Atlanta | ||
|SuffraganDioceses= | |SuffraganDioceses= | ||
|MetropolitanArchdiocese= | |MetropolitanArchdiocese=Archdiocese of Atlanta | ||
|Rating=3.4 | |Rating=3.4 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Establishment== | ==Establishment== | ||
The Diocese of Savannah was established on July 3, 1850, by [[Pope Pius IX]] to serve the Catholic population in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Florida]], initially covering both states. It was created to address the needs of Catholic immigrants, particularly Irish and French, in the southeastern [[United States]], without a direct predecessor diocese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://diosav.org/about/history |title=Diocesan History |website=Diocese of Savannah |accessdate=2025-06-04}}</ref>[](https://diosav.org/en/about-us/diocesan-history) | The Diocese of Savannah was established on July 3, 1850, by [[Pope Pius IX]] to serve the Catholic population in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Florida]], initially covering both states. It was created to address the needs of Catholic immigrants, particularly Irish and French, in the southeastern [[United States]], without a direct predecessor diocese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://diosav.org/about/history |title=Diocesan History |website=Diocese of Savannah |accessdate=2025-06-04}}</ref>[](https://diosav.org/en/about-us/diocesan-history) | ||