Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Oklahoma City

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Oklahoma City / Oklahomen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Little Rock, Tulsa

Neighbouring Dioceses: Amarillo (←), Santa Fe (↖), Pueblo (↖), Dodge City (↖), Wichita (↑), Tulsa (→), Dallas (↘), Fort Worth (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 15

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: Pastoral Center, 7501 NW Expressway, P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, USA

Phone: +1 (405) 721-5651

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2010.12.16 – ...):Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Oklahoma City (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley (70)
(2010.12.16 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA)
President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Duc in altum

Born:1955.06.03 (Norfolk, VA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1983.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:2004.12.28

Priest of Wichita (USA) (1983.05.21 – 2004.10.21)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (2004.10.21 – 2010.12.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (2010.12.16 – ...)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2025.11.11 – ...)

Archbishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran
(1992.11.24 – 2010.12.16)

We are one in Christ

Born:1934.08.31 (Ashley, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1960.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:1978.04.20
Died:2025.09.12 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 91)

Priest of Atlanta (USA) (1960.05.14 – 1978.02.17)

Bishop of Tulsa (USA) (1978.02.17 – 1992.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (1992.11.24 – 2010.12.16)

Archbishop Charles Alexander K. Salatka
(1977.10.11 – 1992.11.24)

Come Holy Spirit

Born:1918.02.26 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1945.02.24
Consecrated Bishop:1962.03.06
Died:2003.03.17 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 85)

Titular Bishop of Cariana (1961.12.09 – 1968.01.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1961.12.09 – 1968.01.10)

Bishop of Marquette (USA) (1968.01.10 – 1977.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (1977.10.11 – 1992.11.24)

Archbishop John Raphael Quinn
(1972.12.13 – 1977.02.16)

Lumen gentium Christus

Born:1929.03.28 (Riverside, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1953.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:1967.12.12
Died:2017.06.22 (San Francisco, CA, USA † 88)

Titular Bishop of Thisiduo (1967.10.21 – 1971.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA) (1967.10.21 – 1971.11.30)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1971.11.30 – 1972.12.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (1972.12.13 – 1977.02.16)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1977 – 1980)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1977.02.16 – 1995.12.27)

Bishops of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Raphael Quinn (later Archbishop)
(1971.11.30 – 1972.12.13)

(see above)

Bishop Victor Joseph Reed
(1958.01.21 – 1971.09.07)

Born:1905.12.23 (Montpelier, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1929.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1958.03.05
Died:1971.09.07 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 65)

Titular Bishop of Limisa (1957.12.05 – 1958.01.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1957.12.05 – 1958.01.21)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1958.01.21 – 1971.09.07)

Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness
(1948.02.01 – 1957.12.27)

Born:1889.09.06 (Hellertown, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:1937.12.21
Died:1957.12.27 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 68)

Bishop of Raleigh (USA) (1937.10.13 – 1944.11.11)

Titular Bishop of Ilium (1944.11.11 – 1948.02.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1944.11.11 – 1948.02.01)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1948.02.01 – 1957.12.27)

Bishop Francis Clement Kelley
(1930.11.14 – 1948.02.01)

Turris fortis mihi Deus

Born:1870.10.23 (Vernon River, PE, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1893.08.23
Consecrated Bishop:1924.10.02
Died:1948.02.01 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 77)

Bishop of Oklahoma (USA) (1924.06.25 – 1930.11.14)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1930.11.14 – 1948.02.01)

Bishops of Oklahoma (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Clement Kelley
(1924.06.25 – 1930.11.14)

(see above)

Bishop Theophile Meerschaert
(1905.08.23 – 1924.02.21)

Born:1847.08.24 (Russignies, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1871.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1891.09.08
Died:1924.02.21 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA † 76)

Titular Bishop of Sidyma (1891.06.02 – 1905.08.23)

Vicar Apostolic of Indian Territory (USA) (1891.06.02 – 1905.08.23)

Bishop of Oklahoma (USA) (1905.08.23 – 1924.02.21)

Vicars Apostolic of Indian Territory (Roman Rite)

Bishop Theophile Meerschaert
(1891.06.02 – 1905.08.23)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of Indian Territory (Roman Rite)

Fr. Ignatius Jean, O.S.B.
(1887 – 1890.04)

Born:1846.03.30 (Vieville, France)
Ordained Priest:1870.10.16
Died:1916.08.28 (Lazscano, Spain † 70)

Prefect Apostolic of Indian Territory (USA) (1887 – 1890.04)

Fr. Isidore Robot, O.S.B.
(1876.05.14 – 1887.02.15)

Born:1837.07.18 (Thoriseau, France)
Ordained Priest:1862.12.20
Died:1887.02.15 (Dallas, TX, USA † 49)

Prefect Apostolic of Indian Territory (USA) (1876.05.14 – 1887.02.15)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (111)

Amarillo (←), Santa Fe (↖), Pueblo (↖), Dodge City (↖), Wichita (↑), Tulsa (→), Dallas (↘), Fort Worth (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 109,997 km²

Population: 175,913 Catholics (7.9% of 2,226,742 total)

Pastoral Centres: 63 parishes, 46 missions

Personnel: 114 priests (98 diocesan, 16 religious), 124 deacons, 69 religious (24 brothers, 45 sisters), 17 seminarians

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