The Archdiocese of Louisville is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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that consists of twenty-four counties in the central

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state of

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, covering . As of 2018, the archdiocese contains approximately 200,000 Catholics in 66,000 households, served by one hundred twenty-two parishes and missions staffed by one hundred sixty-six

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, one hundred twelve permanent

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, fifty-two

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priests, seventy-seven

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brothers, and nine hundred forty-four religious sisters. One half of all Catholics in the Commonwealth of Kentucky reside within the archdiocese, and seventy-nine percent of all Catholics in the archdiocese (forty percent of all Catholics in the Commonwealth) reside in the

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metropolitan area. There are fifty-nine Catholic elementary and high schools serving more than 23,400 students. The archdiocese serves more than 220,000 persons in Catholic hospitals, health care centers, homes for the aged, and specialized homes. Services, mother-infant care program, senior social services, and rural ministries services. The

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church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption. It is the seat of the

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of the Province of Louisville, which encompasses the states of Kentucky and

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. The Archdiocese of Louisville is the oldest ''inland'' diocese in the United States, but not the oldest diocese west of the

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. That distinction belongs to the

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, erected in territory under Spanish rule in 1793 that became part of the United States through the

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in 1803.

History

Background

On 8 April 1808,

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concurrently erected the Diocese of Bardstown, the Diocese of Boston, the Diocese of New York, and the Diocese of Philadelphia in territory taken from the

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, and simultaneously elevated the Diocese of Baltimore to a metropolitan archdiocese with the four new dioceses as its

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. At that time,

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was a thriving frontier settlement. ( Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. in April 2008 celebrated the bicentenary of this event). The initial territory of the Diocese of Bardstown included most of the new states of

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, and

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— the western territories of America to the

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and the

of 1803. The same pope appointed Benedict Joseph Flaget as the first Bishop of Bardstown. St-Joseph-Proto-Cathedral-1

Under Bishop Flaget's leadership, the new diocese began construction of St. Joseph Cathedral in 1816, and celebrated the first mass in the structure in 1819 even though construction continued until 1823. That building continued to serve as a parish church after the transfer to of the see to Louisville (see below). On 18 July 2001,

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designated it as a minor basilica. On 19 June 1821,

erected the

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, taking its territory from the Diocese of Bardstown. Its initial territory encompassed the entire present states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and portions of North Dakota and South Dakota that are east of the Missouri River. On 6 May 1834,

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erected the

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, taking its territory from the Diocese of Bardstown. The territory of the new diocese encompassed the present state of Indiana and the eastern portion of Illinois.
Archdiocese of Louisville
' page on ''Catholic Hierarchy'' web site. On 28 July 1837, the same pope erected the

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, taking its territory from the Diocese of Bardstown. The territory of the new diocese encompassed the present state of Tennessee. This action reduced territory of the Diocese of Bardstown to that of the present state of Kentucky.

Transfer to Louisville

On 13 February 1841, the same pope transferred the see from Bardstown to Louisville, changing the title of the diocese to Diocese of Louisville and designating St. Louis Church in Louisville as its new cathedral. However, Bishop Flaget determined that the diocese needed a new cathedral in 1849 and started construction of the Cathedral of the Assumption, but died on 11 February 1850, a few months after laying the cornerstone, leaving it to his successor, Bishop Martin John Spalding, to complete the construction. Bishop Spalding dedicated the new cathedral on 3 October 1852. The new cathedral was built around St. Louis Cathedral, which was then disassembled and carried piece by piece out the doors of the larger structure. On 29 July 1853,

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erected the

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, taking its initial territory, the eastern portion of Kentucky, from the Diocese of Louisville. The

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may have had initial influence in the formation of the Roman Catholic community in the Louisville area, but immigrants from

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eventually comprised the bulk of the Archdiocese's communicant strength later in the mid-19th century, particularly in the city of

. However, much of the Catholic population in areas southeast of Louisville is of

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extraction, consisting of descendants of recusants who originally settled in

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in colonial times. On 9 December 1937,

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erected the Diocese of Owensboro, taking its territory, the western portion of Kentucky, from the Diocese of Louisville and simultaneously elevating the Diocese of Louisville to a metropolitan archdiocese. and assigning the Diocese of Covington, the new Diocese of Owensboro, and the Diocese of Nashville. On 20 June 1970,

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erected the

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, taking its territory, the western portion of the state of Tennessee, from the Diocese of Nashville and making it another suffragan of the Archdiocese of Louisville. On 14 January 1988,

erected the Diocese of Lexington, taking its territory from the Archdiocese of Louisville and the Diocese of Covington and making it another suffragan of the Archdiocese of Louisville. This action established the present territory of the Archdiocese of Louisville. On 27 May 1988, the same pope erected the

Diocese of Knoxville The Diocese of Knoxville ( la, Dioecesis Knoxvillensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Tennessee. It was founded on May 27, 1988 from the eastern counties of the Diocese of Nashville. This dioce ...

, taking its territory, the eastern portion of the state of Tennessee, from the Diocese of Nashville and making it an additional suffragan of the Archdiocese of Louisville. This action established the present configuration of the Metropolitan Province of Louisville.

Sexual abuse

In 2003, the Archdiocese of Louisville paid $25.7 million directly from its own assets to settle claims of sexual abuse by its clergy. Reports of abuse extended back to the 1940s, were alleged to have continued to 1997, and involved 34 priests, two religious brothers, and three lay people. In 2009, the

paid 243 victims an average of $254,000 after they were victimized by 35 priests. The total settlement, $79 million, was the sixth largest in the US (as of 2017). In 2019, Father Joseph Hemmerle, who was convicted in 2016 for molesting a ten-year-old boy while serving at the Camp Tall Trees summer camp in 1973, lost a bid for appeal. Hemmerle, who was also denied parole in 2017, is serving a seven-year prison sentence for this crime, which was recommended following his conviction. In 2017, he received an additional two years after pleading guilty to molesting another boy at Camp Tall Trees in 1977 and 1978.

Bishops

The lists of bishops and their years of service:

Bishops of Bardstown

# Benedict Joseph Flaget,

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(1808–1832), resigned but reappointed in 1833 #

John Baptist Mary David John Baptist Mary David, S.S. (french: Jean-Baptiste-Marie David), (June 4, 1761 – July 12, 1841) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Bardstown in Kentucky from 18 ...

, S.S. (1832–1833;

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1819–1832) # Benedict Joseph Flaget, S.S. (1833–1841), title changed with title of diocese

Guy Ignatius Chabrat Guy Ignatius Chabrat P.S.S. (December 27, 1787 – November 21, 1868) was a French Roman Catholic missionary and Coadjutor Bishop of Bardstown, Kentucky (1834–47). He was the first priest ordained west of the Alleghenies. Biography Guy Ignace ...

, S.S. (

1834–1841), title changed with title of diocese Cathedra

Bishops of Louisville

# Benedict Joseph Flaget, S.S. (1841–1850)
- Guy Ignatius Chabrat, S.S. (coadjutor bishop 1841–1847), resigned before succession # Martin John Spalding (1850–1864; coadjutor bishop 1848–1850), appointed Archbishop of Baltimore #

Peter Joseph Lavialle Peter Joseph Lavialle (July 15, 1819 – May 11, 1867) was a French-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisville from 1865 until his death in 1867. Biography Lavialle was born in Le Vigean, near Mauriac, Canta ...

(1865–1867) #

William George McCloskey William George McCloskey (10 November 1823 – 17 September 1909) was an American Catholic priest, who became the fourth Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky. Life Early life William George McCloskey was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 10, 18 ...

(1868–1909) #

Denis O'Donaghue Denis O'Donaghue (November 30, 1848 – November 7, 1925) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisville from 1910 to 1924. Biography Early life O'Donaghue was born on a farm in Daviess County, Indiana, t ...

(1910–1924) #

John A. Floersh John Alexander Floersh (October 5, 1886 – June 11, 1968) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Becoming Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Bishop of Louisville in 1924, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop in 1937 ...

(1924–1937); elevated to

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Archbishops of Louisville

# John A. Floersh (1937–1967) # Thomas Joseph McDonough (1967–1981) #

Thomas Cajetan Kelly Thomas Cajetan Kelly (July 14, 1931 – December 14, 2011) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the Dominican Order, Kelley served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky from 1982 until his retire ...

, O.P (1981–2007) # Joseph Edward Kurtz (2007–2022) # Shelton Fabre (2022–present)

Auxiliary bishop

Charles Garrett Maloney Charles Garrett Maloney (9 September 1913 – 30 April 2006) served as the auxiliary bishop of Louisville and titular bishop of Bardstown, Kentucky. Education Maloney attended high school and college at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indi ...

(1954–1988)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* John McGill, appointed Bishop of Richmond in 1850 *

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, appointed Bishop of Peoria in 1876 *

Michael Heiss Michael Heiss (April 12, 1818 – March 26, 1890) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin (1868–1880) and the second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwau ...

, appointed Bishop of La Crosse in 1868 and later

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* James Ryan, appointed Bishop of Alton in 1888 * Theodore Henry Reverman, appointed Bishop of Superior in 1926 *

Francis Ridgley Cotton Francis Ridgley Cotton O.P. (September 19, 1895—September 25, 1960) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Owensboro in Kentucky from 1938 to 1960. Biography Early life On ...

, appointed Bishop of Owensboro in 1937 * James Kendrick Williams, appointed auxiliary bishop of Covington in 1984 and later Bishop of Lexington * William Francis Medley, appointed Bishop of Owensboro in 2009 * Charles Coleman Thompson, appointed Bishop of Evansville in 2011 and later

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* J. Mark Spalding, appointed Bishop of Nashville in 2018

Other notable figures related to of the archdiocese

*Father Stephen T. Badin (1768–1853) – The "circuit rider priest". Served the area that would become the Diocese of

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(and later the Archdiocese of Louisville.) The first priest to be ordained in the United States, Father Badin was known as overly strict but zealous. *Father John L. Spalding (1840–1916) - co-founder of

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in Washington, D.C., and was called the "Catholic Emerson" because of his many books of essays. Father Spalding later became the Bishop of Peoria, Illinois. *Father

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, O. C. S. O. (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) – American Trappist monk of the

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in the Archdiocese of Louisville (entered in 1941) and author, famed for his writings on Christian spirituality and his work in Buddhist-Christian relations. *Father James C. Maloney (1911–1998) – founde
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in Louisville in 1948. His brother is Bishop Charles Maloney. *Monsignor

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(1914–2005) - the founding president of Bellarmine College, now

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. He also headed the city's Human Relations commission and was a friend of

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Education

High schools

Ten Catholic secondary schools serve more than 6,300 students. Eight of the schools are located in Jefferson County and one in Nelson County. Four of the schools enroll only girls, three enroll only boys, and two are coeducational.

Boys

* St. Francis DeSales High School, Louisville * St. Xavier High School, Louisville * Trinity High School, St. Matthews

Girls

* Assumption High School, Louisville * Mercy Academy, Louisville *

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, Louisville * Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville

Coeducational

* Bethlehem High School, Bardstown * Holy Cross High School, Louisville

Other

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, Louisville (special needs school)

Elementary schools

Forty Catholic parish, regional, and special elementary schools serve more than 15,500 students in seven counties of the Archdiocese of Louisville. *Saint Mary Academy, began in 2007 as a merger of Mother of Good Counsel Elementary School and Immaculate Conception School *St. Andrew Academy was established in 2005 following the regionalization of three parish schools in Southwest Jefferson County. The three parish schools that united to combine St. Andrew were Our Lady of Consolation, St. Clement and St. Polycarp. In April 2008, the parishes of St. Clement, Our Lady Help of Christians, Our Lady of Consolation, St. Polycarp and St. Timothy combined to form St. Peter the Apostle. St. Andrew Academy is now the parish school of St. Peter the Apostle. * Notre Dame Academy is a regional K8 school located in

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. The school was formed in 2004 from the merger of St. Denis, St. Helen, and St. Lawrence Schools. *Immaculata Classical Academy is an independent Catholic School in Louisville. It enrolls grades PK-12th. It focuses on teaching the traditional ways of the catholic church, students learn Latin and attend Latin mass. Immaculata is known for its inclusion of children with special needs, most notably children with Down Syndrome. It is the first catholic school that includes children with Down Syndrome in an inclusive classroom. About 20% of students at Immaculata have an identified special need.