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Its ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes the northern and central parts of the state, an area of 97,458 square kilometers (37,629 sq mi). It is the largest diocese, by area, east of the Mississippi River. The Diocese of Jackson is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mobile. The bishop of Jackson, as of 2023, is Joseph Kopacz.
The Diocese of Natchez was created July 28, 1837, and included all of Mississippi. [2] In 1841, Bishop John J. Chanche arrived in Natchez and set out to construct parishes. . The Mississippi legislature granted land to several congregations in Jackson and Bishop Chanche dedicated the new Catholic church at Court and President Streets to Saint Peter the Apostle on August 23, 1
Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide. Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC), the organization changed its name in 1986 to Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). [3] Donna Markham was the first female president to lead CCUSA. She held the position from 2015 ...
Catholic spiritual teaching includes spreading the Gospel, while Catholic social teaching emphasises support for the sick, the poor and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental provider of education and medical services in the world. [1]
St. Andrew’s became a parish of the Diocese of Mississippi in 1843. It was the only parish at the time that was not located along the Mississippi River. [1] Its church was burned by the Union Army during the American Civil War in 1863. The cornerstone for the second church was laid by the Rt. Rev. William Mercer Green in 1869. By the turn of ...
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Funds earmarked for repairs at Jackson’s main water treatment plant that failed in August. JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson’s request for $35 ...
Influential Ibiza club legend DJ Alfredo has died. He was 71 years old. News of his death was confirmed by Club Amnesia, where he had a residency DJing in the 1980s, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Dear ...