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Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
Diocese of the Catholic Church
Diocese of Boise Dioecesis Xylopolitana | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist | |
 Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Boise | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | State of Idaho |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portland |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 84,290 sq mi (218,300 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2015) 1,612,136 177,335 (11%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 25, 1893 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
| Patron saint | Saint John the Evangelist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter F. Christensen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alexander King Sample |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| catholicidaho.org | |
The Diocese of Boise is an ecclesiastical territory (diocese) of the Catholic Church in the northwestern U.S., encompassing the entire state of Idaho. It is led by a bishop who serves as pastor of the cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Portland.
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Boise, Idaho
State capital city in Idaho, United States
Idaho Central Arena
Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise
Idaho State Capitol
State capitol building of the U.S. state of Idaho
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
Idaho Supreme Court
The highest court in the U.S. state of Idaho
The Egyptian Theatre (Boise, Idaho)
United States historic place
Idaho House of Representatives
Idaho Senate
Upper state chamber of a state of the United-States of America
U.S. Bank Plaza (Boise)
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