Brownsville diocese
Brownsville diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
Diocesan bishop | Daniel Ernest Flores |
Auxiliary bishop | Mario Alberto Avilés CO |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Raymundo Joseph Peña |
Vicar General | Robert Mahler |
founding | 1965 |
surface | 10,945 km² |
Parishes | 67 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 1,170,776 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 995.160 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 85% |
Diocesan priest | 86 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious priest | 34 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 8,293 |
Permanent deacons | 65 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Friars | 52 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 126 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Website | www.cdob.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville ( lat. : Dioecesis Brownsvillensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Brownsville , Texas .
history
The Diocese of Brownsville was on July 10, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo tempore from cession of territory by the Diocese of Corpus Christi and subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio as a suffragan . On December 29, 2004, the Diocese of Brownsville was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as a suffragan.
territory
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville includes the state of Texas lying areas Cameron County , Hidalgo County , Starr County and Willacy County .
Bishops of Brownsville
- Adolph Marx , 1965
- Humberto Sousa Medeiros , 1966–1970, then Archbishop of Boston
- John Joseph Fitzpatrick , 1971–1991
- Enrique San Pedro SJ , 1991-1994
- Raymundo Joseph Peña , 1994-2009
- Daniel Ernest Flores , since 2009
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Brownsville (English)
- Entry for the Bishopric of Brownsville on catholic-hierarchy.org
Commons : Diocese of Brownsville - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Ex quo tempore , AAS 58 (1966), n.5, p. 342ff.