Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson (Latin: Dioecesis Tucsonensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Tucson) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States. It is a suffragan see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The diocese was recently led by its seventh bishop, Most Reverend Gerald Frederick Kicanas, who retired on October 3, 2017.[1]
Diocese of Tucson Dioecesis Tucsonensis Diócesis de Tucson | |
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 St. Augustine Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Gila River Indian Reservation), Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, Yuma, and La Paz in Arizona |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42,707 sq mi (110,610 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,689,676 382,123 (22.6%) |
| Parishes | 75 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 8, 1897 (123 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Augustine Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine of Hippo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edward Weisenburger |
| Bishops emeritus | Gerald Frederick Kicanas |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesetucson.org | |
The See city for the diocese is Tucson, Arizona, and its cathedral parish is the St. Augustine. Another church of special interest is the Mission San Xavier del Bac, also in Tucson.
Extent
It comprises nine counties of the state of Arizona, making it the fifth largest diocese in the continental United States in terms of area. The counties are Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal (excluding the territorial boundaries of the Gila River Indian Community), Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, Yuma, and La Paz.
History
Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona in 1868, taking its territory from the then Diocese of Santa Fe.
The Diocese of Tucson was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII as a diocese on May 8, 1897.[2][3]
It lost territory thrice: on 3 March 1914 to establish the Diocese of El Paso, on 16 December 1939 to establish the Diocese of Gallup and on 28 June 1969 to establish the Diocese of Phoenix.
Sexual Abuse Scandal
The Diocese of Tucson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2004, becoming the second Catholic Diocese to do so in United States history.[4] The Diocese of Tucson reached an agreement with the victims of sex abuse, which the bankruptcy judge approved on June 11, 2005, specifying terms that included allowing the diocese reorganization to continue in return for a $22.2 million settlement.[5] In 2013, Stephanie Innes of the Arizona Daily Star labeled the Diocese as a "dumping ground" for abusive priests after it was revealed that several accused clergy from other Catholic Dioceses were sent to the Diocese of Tucson when accusations of sex abuse started gaining traction.[6] In 2018, Tucson Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger confirmed that 10 Catholic clergy who were accused of committing acts of sex abuse had been removed from the Diocese of Tucson "in the last decade."[7]
Bishops
Apostolic Vicars of Arizona
- Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (1868-1884), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Peter Bourgade (1885-1897)
Bishops of Tucson
- Peter Bourgade (1897-1899), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Henry Regis Granjon (1900-1922)
- Daniel James Gercke (1923-1960)
- Francis Joseph Green (1960-1981)
- Manuel Duran Moreno (1982-2003)
- Gerald Frederick Kicanas (2003-2017)
- Edward Weisenburger (2017–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
- Francis Joseph Green (1960)
- Gerald Frederick Kicanas (2001-2003)
Other priest of this diocese who became Bishop
- Thomas Joseph O'Brien, appointed Bishop of Phoenix in 1981
High schools
- Immaculate Heart High School, Oro Valley
- Lourdes Catholic School, Nogales
- St. Augustine Catholic High School, Tucson
- Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson
- San Miguel High School, Tucson
- Yuma Catholic High School, Yuma
Other dioceses in Arizona
Parishes and missions by county
Cochise County
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Benson
- St Andrew the Apostle, Sierra Vista
- Our Lady of the Mountains, Sierra Vista
- Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tombstone
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Willcox
- St Jude Thaddeus Parish,
- St Patrick Parish, Bisbee
- St Michael, Naco
- St Bernard, Pirtleville
- Immaculate Conception, Douglas
- St Luke, Douglas
Graham County
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Solomonville
- St Rose of Lima, Safford
- St Martin de Porres, Pima
La Paz County
- Sacred Heart Parish, Parker
- Queen of Peace Mission, Quartzsite
- St John the Baptist Mission, Wenden
- Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Mission, Poston
Pima County
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Tanque Verde
- Holy Family Church, Tucson
- Most Holy Trinity Parish, Tucson
- Our Lady of Fátima Catholic Church, Drexel Heights
- Our Lady of LaVang Vietnamese Catholic Church, Tucson
- Our Lady Queen of all Saints Parish, Tucson
- Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Tucson
- Queen of Angels Parish, Tucson
- Sacred Heart, Tucson
- St Ambrose Parish, Tucson
- St. Augustine Cathedral, Tucson
- St Cyril of Alexandria Parish, Tucson
- St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Casas Adobes
- St Frances Cabrini Parish, Tucson
- St Francis de Sales Parish, Tucson
- St John the Evangelist Parish, Tucson
- St Joseph Parish, Tucson
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, South Tucson
- St Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish, Tucson
- St Mark Parish, Oro Valley
- St Melany's Byzantine Church, Tucson
- St Monica Parish, Tucson
- St Odilia Parish, Oro Valley
- St Pius X Parish, Tucson
- Ss Peter and Paul Parish, Tucson
- St Thomas More Newman Center, Tucson
- St Thomas the Apostle Parish, Catalina Foothills
- San Xavier del Bac Mission, San Xavier Indian Reservation
- Santa Catalina Parish, Catalina
- Santa Cruz Parish, Tucson
- San Martín Mission
- Santa Rosa Mission
- Cristo Rey Mission
- San Ignacio de Loyola Mission
- El Señor de los Milagros Mission
- San Juan Bautista Mission
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Pinal County
- St George Parish, Apache Junction
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Florence
- St James Parish, Coolidge
- Our Lady of Grace Parish, Maricopa
- St Michael the Archangel, Florence
- St Anthony of Padua Parish, Casa Grande
- St Francis of Assisi Parish, Superior
- St Helen of the Cross, Eloy
- St Helen, Oracle
- St Bartholomew, San Manuel
- Blessed Sacrament, Mammoth
- Infant Jesus of Prague, Kearny
- St Mary Mission, Stanfield
See also
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Tucson. |
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/bishop-kicanas-of-tucson-retires-pope-names-kansas-bishop-his-successor.cfm
- "Diocese of Tucson". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- "Diocese of Tucson". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/21/us/diocese-of-tucson-becomes-2nd-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html
- Tucson Diocese emerges from Chapter 11 protection
- https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-a-dumping-ground-for-abusive-priests/article_99076313-f4df-5602-8a11-f50efd923736.html
- https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-bishop-fired-by-diocese-for-sexual-misconduct-allegations-in/article_85c7fa3f-044b-51c2-aee7-ecb6d30a07b0.html
- Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson Welcome
Sources and external links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Official Site
- GigaCatholic with incumbent biography links
- Arizona Catholic Conference
- St. Gianna Oratory, Institute of Christ the King in Tucson
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