Celebrating 75 Years!
 The Diocese of Owensboro has
much to be grateful for this year.
Among the many noteworthy anniversaries
being celebrated this year,
December 9, 2012 marks the 75th Anniversary
of the creation of the Diocese
of Owensboro.
In his 1937 Papal
Bull, Pope Pius XI separated the 32
counties of Western Kentucky from
the Diocese of Louisville and at that
time elevated Louisville to an Archdiocese. Charged to lead
this new diocese, the Most Reverend
Francis R. Cotton was installed as the
first bishop of Owensboro on March
8, 1938. Blessed by God, the diocese
has continued to live the Gospel and
grow together as a community for 75
years.
To commemorate this anniversary,
the Diocese of Owensboro will be
celebrating our history for a whole
year, officially beginning with the
Chrism Mass on April 3, 2012 and
continuing until the Chrism Mass in
the spring of 2013. Throughout this
year the diocese will focus our attention
to the history and legacy of Catholicism
in our diocese as lived out
by our priests, religious communities,
families, and parishes. This emphasis
will be incorporated into diocesan
Celebrating 75 Years as a
Diocese
events during the year.
 We invite you and your families to
join Bishop William F. Medley in celebrating
our life as a diocese and that
through the intercession of St. Stephen,
patron of our diocese, we may
continue faithfully in the footsteps of
our predecessors.
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