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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of MobileThe Archdiocese of Mobile (Archidioecesis Mobiliensis) is a Catholic Archdiocese covering 22,969 square miles (59,467 km^2) in southern Alabama and Mississippi and governing the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Birmingham, and the Diocese of Jackson. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is housed in Mobile, Alabama. The Archdiocese of Mobile was elevated on 29 July 1980 from the Diocese of Mobile. As of 2002, it contains 68,582 Catholics from a population just over 1.5 million, and is just under 5% Catholic. Ordinaries:
Michael Portier 1825-1859
John Quinlan 1859-1883
Dominic Mauncy 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 Patron Saints: Immaculate Conception, Irenaeus of Lyon, Michael the Archangel External Links
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