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STATISTICS As of 2004 {Link without Title} , the diocese held 89,736 Catholics out of a population of 464,629, about 19% of the population. The diocese contains 46 parishes in 14 counties, the majority of which are concentrated in Boone , Kenton , and Campbell counties. The diocese also supports a private collegial institution, Thomas More College in Edgewood . In addition, the diocese also administers three area hospitals, the St. Elizabeth Medical Center system, one in Covington, one in Edgewood, and one in Williamstown . The diocesan school system consists of 29 elementary schools and 9 high schools. HISTORY The diocese was founded on July 29 , 1853 by Pope Pius IX . Installed as the first bishop of Covington was the sitting president of Xavier University in Cincinnati , Father George Aloysius Carrell , S.J. The diocese originally consisted of the eastern half of Kentucky, with the then Diocese Of Louisville containing the western half. Its Bishop s were:
In 1988, the southern portion of the diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese Of Lexington . BISHOP The current bishop presiding over the diocese is the Most Reverend Roger Joseph Foys , who was installed as bishop in the Basilica on June 15 , 2002 . Bishop Foys was ordained as a priest in the Diocese Of Steubenville in 1973 , where he served until his appointment to Covington. EXTERNAL LINKS
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