Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile, though for the first three years of its existence it was in the province of New Orleans.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the diocese's cathedral. It was announced on December 16, 2016 that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Roger Morin's resignation and that Louis Kihneman III, Vicar General of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, was nominated to be Morin's successor.Bishops
Bishops of Biloxi
- Joseph Lawson Howze
- Thomas John Rodi, appointed Archbishop of Mobile
- Roger Morin
- Louis Frederick Kihneman
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
Closed schools:
- Mercy Cross High School*, Biloxi
- St. John High School*, Gulfport
