Archdiocese of Louisville

ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE (Archidioecesis Ludovicopolitana)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1808 as Diocese of Bardstown
Renamed 1833 to Diocese of Louisville
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1937

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Louisville

Official blazon
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Arms of Bishops of Bardstown

Benedict Joseph Flaget (1808-1832)
John Baptist Mary David (1832-1833)

Arms of Bishops of Louisville

Arms of Archbishops

John Alexander Floersh (1937-1967)
Thomas Joseph McDonough (1967-1981)
Used the diocesan arms

Thomas Cajetan Kelly (1981-2007)
Joseph Edward Kurtz (2007-2022)
Shelton Joseph Fabre (2022-present)

Arms of Auxiliary and Coadjutor Bishops

Guy Ignatius Chabrat (1834-1847)
Charles Garrett Maloney (1954-2005)

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