The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa is a particular church

Particular Church

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 of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 in the east

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ern region of the U.S. state

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 of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. Its ecclesiastical territory includes all of 31 counties in eastern Oklahoma, including the most populous county of the group, Tulsa County. Currently, the Most Reverend Edward James Slattery

Edward James Slattery

Edward James Slattery is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current bishop of Tulsa.-Early life:...

 is Bishop

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 of the diocese.

History

Before the diocese was founded, it was part of the (former) Diocese of Oklahoma City (which was founded in 1905) and had its roots through French

France

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 Benedictine

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 monks who entered Indian Territory

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 in 1875 to establish a Catholic presence.

The Diocese of Tulsa was founded on December 13, 1972, following the division of the former Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City 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...

. At present, there are a total of 78 parish

Parish

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es (including mission churches) in the 26417 square miles (68,419.7 km²) of the diocese. The official news

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 and information publication of the diocese is the Eastern Oklahoma Catholic

Eastern Oklahoma Catholic

Eastern Oklahoma Catholic is a biweekly newspaper published by the Diocese of Tulsa. A subscription rate of $24 a year is requested for those persons who are interested in receiving the publication. The current publisher of the newspaper is Edward James Slattery, Bishop of Tulsa.-External links:*...

.

Diocesan bishops

1. † Bernard J. Ganter
   Bernard J. Ganter
   Bernard Jacques Ganter was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Tulsa and Bishop of Beaumont, TX .-Biography:...
   
    (1972–1977); appointed bishop of Beaumont (Tex.) on December 13, 1977; retired in 1994; died on October 9, 1993
2. Eusebius Joseph Beltran
   Eusebius J. Beltran
   Eusebius Joseph Beltran is an American prelate. He was the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City from 1993 until 2010. Before his appointment to Oklahoma City, Beltran was bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa from 1978 to 1992....
   
    (1978–1992); appointed archbishop of Oklahoma City on November 24, 1992; installed on January 22, 1993; retired on December 16, 2010
3. Edward James Slattery
   Edward James Slattery
   Edward James Slattery is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current bishop of Tulsa.-Early life:...
   
    (1993—)

† = deceased

Ecclesiastical province

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

External links

• Diocese of Tulsa official website
• Archdiocese of Oklahoma City official website