Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from what is now the Archdiocese of Mobile. The diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Mobile.
The Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Birmingham, Alabama serves as the Episcopal see of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. EWTN television network's studios are located within the borders of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.

Bishops

Bishops of Birmingham

  1. Joseph Gregory Vath
  2. Raymond James Boland, appointed Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
  3. David Edward Foley
  4. Robert Joseph Baker
  5. Steven John Raica

    Other Bishops who were priests of the Diocese of Birmingham

In 2004, 4 accused priests who were serving in the Diocese of Birmingham agreed to pay a settlement of $45,000 to 11 of their victims. In December 2018, the Diocese of Birmingham released of list of six clergy who were accused of committing acts of sex abuse while serving the Diocese of Birmingham. Bishop Baker also acknowledged the abuse committed by these six priests and apologized. Five were removed ministry and one died. One accused priest who was later acquitted, Francis Mary Stone, was also revealed to have maintained his clerical status after violating his vow of celibacy and also fathering a child with an employee at EWTN when he was serving as a host of the network's show Life on the Rock. After these revelations were made public, Stone was at first only suspended from public ministry.