Titular Episcopal See of

Bardstown

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Episcopal See Episcopal See

Name: Bardstown (English) / Barden(sis) (Latin)

Location: Kentucky, m. Louisville, USA

History

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop (2015.05.19 – ...):Bishop James Massa (65)Bishop James Massa (65)

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn (USA)

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Bardstown (Roman Rite)

Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S.
(1833.03.17 – 1841.02.13)

Born:1763.11.07 (Contournat, France)
Ordained Priest:1788.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1810.11.04
Died:1850.02.12 (Louisville, KY, USA † 86)

Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1808.04.08 – 1832.05.07)

Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1833.03.17 – 1841.02.13)

Bishop of Louisville (USA) (1841.02.13 – 1850.02.12)

Bishop John Baptist Mary David, P.S.S.
(1832.08.25 – 1833.03.17)

Born:1761.06.04 (Couëron, France)
Ordained Priest:1785.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1819.08.15
Died:1841.07.12 (Nazareth, KY, USA † 80)

Titular Bishop of Mauricastrum (1817.07.04 – 1832.08.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1817.07.04 – 1832.08.25)

Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1832.08.25 – 1833.03.17)

Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S.
(1808.04.08 – 1832.05.07)

Born:1763.11.07 (Contournat, France)
Ordained Priest:1788.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1810.11.04
Died:1850.02.12 (Louisville, KY, USA † 86)

Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1808.04.08 – 1832.05.07)

Bishop of Bardstown (USA) (1833.03.17 – 1841.02.13)

Bishop of Louisville (USA) (1841.02.13 – 1850.02.12)

Former Prelates

Former Titular Bishops

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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