Brownsville diocese

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Brownsville diocese
Map of the Bishopric of Brownsville
Basic data
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
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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

See also

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Brownsville  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Ex quo tempore , AAS 58 (1966), n.5, p. 342ff.
Brownsville Cathedral