Diocese of Beaumont
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Diocesan bishop | David Leon Toups |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Curtis John Guillory SVD |
| founding | 1966 |
| surface | 20,389 km² |
| Parishes | 44 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Residents | 636.455 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Catholics | 73,348 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| proportion of | 11.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,183 |
| Permanent deacons | 45 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Friars | 24 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica |
| Website | www.dioceseofbmt.org |
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The Diocese of Beaumont ( Latin : Dioecesis Bellomontensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Texas in the United States , with its seat in Beaumont .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Hortatione illa on June 25, 1966 from cession of territory of the Diocese of Galveston - Houston . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio as a suffragan diocese.
It lost part of its territory on December 12, 1986 in favor of the establishment of the Tyler Diocese . On December 29, 2004, it became part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston.
territory
The Diocese of Beaumont includes the counties of Chambers , Hardin , Jasper , Jefferson , Liberty , Newton , Orange , Polk and Tyler of the state of Texas.
Bishops of Beaumont
- Vincent Madeley Harris (July 4, 1966 - April 27, 1971, then Coadjutor Bishop of Austin )
- Warren Louis Boudreaux (June 4, 1971 - March 2, 1977, then Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux , Louisiana)
- Bernard James Ganter (October 18, 1977 - October 9, 1993, died)
- Joseph Anthony Galante (April 5, 1994 - November 23, 1999, then Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas )
- Curtis John Guillory SVD , June 2, 2000 - June 9, 2020
- David Leon Toups , since June 9, 2020
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Beaumont on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Beaumont on gcatholic.org (English)