New Orleans, Louisiana, archdiocese of
New Orleans, Louisiana, archdiocese of
Founded as the diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas on 25 April 1793. Name changed to the diocese of New Orleans on 18 July 1826. Elevated to an archdiocese on 19 July 1850. Suffragan dioceses include
Alexandria, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
See also
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
archdiocese of New Orleans
patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary