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The Diocese of Owensboro is very proud to present the "Get To Know" section of our Vocations website, featuring footage from Priests, Seminarians and even parents of Priests in our Diocese. Within this interactive area, you will see and hear from a wide range of Priests and Seminarians; with experience varying from 4 years of education, to 53 years of ordained preisthood.
To access the streamed movies, simply click one of the five links to the left, in your browser, and choose the priest, seminarian or parent you would like to learn more about.
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Visitor to the Seminary: "So what diocese are you from?"
Seminarian: "Owensboro."
Visitor: "Um...now where is that again?"
Seminarian: "Its basically Western Kentucky."
Visitor: "Oh."
The Diocese of Owensboro was established in 1937 and encompasses the western third of the state of Kentucky. It includes thirty-two counties and covers approximately 12,500 square miles. According to a 1990 study by the Glenmary Research Center, the diocese is fifty nine percent rural, and Catholics comprise about 6.2 percent of the population, or 48,222 people (approximately 21,000 households). Church attendance rates here in the Diocese of Owensboro are among the highest in the nation with over 60% of registered members attending Mass on a typical Sunday.
The Most Reverend John J. McRaith, appointed October 23, 1982, is the third and present Bishop of Owensboro. The Diocese of Owensboro has grown, from thirty-three parishes and nineteen missions of Western Kentucky in 1937, to 79 parishes and two Newman Centers.
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