Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Oklahoma City covering the eastern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its ecclesiastical territory includes all of 31 counties in eastern Oklahoma, including the most populous county of the group, Tulsa County. The resignation of Bishop Edward James Slattery was accepted on May 13, 2016, and David Konderla was named his successor.

History

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma was founded by French Benedictine monks who entered Indian Territory in 1875. St Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee owes its origins to those same Frenchmen.
Before this diocese was established, it was part of the former Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa, which had been founded in 1905 as the Diocese of Oklahoma.
The Diocese of Tulsa was founded on December 13, 1972, following the division of the former Diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa. At present, there are a total of 78 parishes in the of the diocese. The official news and information publication of the diocese is The Eastern Oklahoma Catholic.

Bishops

The following is the list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
  1. Bernard J. Ganter, appointed Bishop of Beaumont
  2. Eusebius J. Beltran, appointed Archbishop of Oklahoma City
  3. Edward James Slattery
  4. David Konderla
Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops:

Liturgical institute

Education

The superintendent of the diocese is Jim Pohlman.

High schools