Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando

Diocese of Orlando

Dioecesis Orlandensis
St. James Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, Sumter
Ecclesiastical provinceMiami
Coordinates28°32′43.2″N 81°22′40.11″W / 28.545333°N 81.3778083°W / 28.545333; -81.3778083
Statistics
Area24,893 km2 (9,611 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 5,064,237
  • 400,923 (8%)
Parishes81
Schools38
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 2, 1968
CathedralSt. James Cathedral
Patron saintThe Virgin Mary
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJohn Gerard Noonan
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Wenski
Vicar GeneralJohn C. Giel
Map
Website
orlandodiocese.org

The Diocese of Orlando (Latin: Dioecesis Orlandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Florida in the United States. St. James Cathedral serves as the seat of the diocese. Since 2010, the bishop is John Gerard Noonan.

The Diocese of Orlando is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.