Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (Latin: Archidioecesis Oclahomensis) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes 46 counties in western Oklahoma. The Most Reverend Paul Stagg Coakley is the current archbishop. As such, he is the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province which includes the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, the Diocese of Tulsa and the Diocese of Little Rock. Previously the bishop of the Diocese of Salina in Kansas, Archbishop Coakley was appointed to Oklahoma City on December 16, 2010[1] and installed as archbishop on February 11, 2011.[1]

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Archidioecesis Oclahomensis
Cathedral of Our Lady
Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Oklahoma City
Statistics
Area42,470 sq mi (110,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,634,000
280,000 (8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 13, 1972
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopPaul Stagg Coakley
Bishops emeritusEusebius Joseph Beltran
Map
Website
archokc.org

History

The diocese had its roots through French Benedictine monks who entered Indian Territory in 1875 to establish a Catholic presence. The Diocese of Oklahoma was established in 1905 with Belgian Theophile Meerschaert as its first bishop. St. Joseph's Church in downtown Oklahoma City served the diocese as its first cathedral[2] until Our Lady of Perpetual Help replaced it in 1931.[3] In the 1930s the name was changed to the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa to reflect shifting population trends in Oklahoma. It first achieved international attention when, in 1949, it became home to the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague.[4] On December 13, 1972, Pope Paul VI split the diocese into two, creating the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, which ministers to Catholics in the western part of Oklahoma, and the Diocese of Tulsa, which ministers to those in the east.[5] On September 23, 2017, Father Stanley Francis Rother (March 27, 1935 – July 28, 1981), a priest of the Archdiocese, was beatified during a Mass at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. He had been murdered while working in Guatemala in 1981. Pope Francis had declared him a martyr, saying he had been killed "in odium fidei" (in hatred of the faith).

Bishops

Ordinaries
Prefects of Indian Territory
  1. Isidore Robot, OSB (1876–1887)
  2. Ignatius Jean, OSB (1887–1890)
Vicar Apostolic of Indian Territory
  1. Theophile Meerschaert (1891–1905 see below)
Bishops of Oklahoma
  1. Theophile Meerschaert (see above 1905–1924)
  2. Francis Kelley (1924–1930 see below)
Bishops of Oklahoma City-Tulsa
  1. Francis Kelley (see above 1930–1948)
  2. Eugene J. McGuinness (1948–1957)
  3. Victor Reed (1958–1971)
  4. John R. Quinn (1971–1972 see below)
Archbishops of Oklahoma City
  1. John R. Quinn (see above 1972–1977), appointed Archbishop of San Francisco
  2. Charles Salatka (1977–1992)
  3. Eusebius Beltran (1993–2010)
  4. Paul Stagg Coakley (2011–present)

Coadjutor Bishop
  1. Eugene J. McGuinness (1944–1948)

Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops

Newspaper

The official news and information publication of the diocese is the Sooner Catholic.

High schools
  • Bishop McGuinness High School, Oklahoma City
  • Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
  • Mount St. Mary High School, Oklahoma City

Universities

Summer Camps
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Summer Camp, in between Luther and Wellston

Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

See also
  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
  • Global organisation of the Catholic Church
  • List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

Sources
  1. "Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. Skvorc, Krystyna. "About Us". St. Joseph Old Cathedral. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  3. "Our History". Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  4. History Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, ShrineofinfantJesus.com.
  5. History, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma Web site (accessed February 17, 2010).

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