Diocese of Corpus Christi
| Diocese of Corpus Christi | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Diocesan bishop | William Michael Mulvey |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Edmond Carmody René Henry Gracida |
| Vicar General | Richard Shirley |
| founding | 1912 |
| surface | 29,690 km² |
| Parishes | 68 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 560.614 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 392.430 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 70% |
| Diocesan priest | 118 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,500 |
| Permanent deacons | 62 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 50 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 145 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral |
| Website | www.goccn.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi ( lat. : Dioecesis Corporis Christi ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Corpus Christi , Texas .
history
The diocese Corpus Christi was on August 28, 1874 by Pope Pius IX. established from cessions of territory of the diocese of Galveston as the Apostolic Vicariate Brownsville . On March 23, 1912, the Apostolic Vicariate Brownsville was raised to the diocese by Pope Pius X and renamed the Diocese of Corpus Christi . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio as a suffragan . The diocese of Corpus Christi was on July 10, 1965 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Brownsville . Further assignments took place on April 13, 1982 to found the Diocese of Victoria in Texas and on July 3, 2000 to found the Diocese of Laredo . On December 29, 2004, the Diocese of Brownsville was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as a suffragan.
territory
The Diocese of Corpus Christi includes the state of Texas lying areas Aransas County , Bee County , Brooks County , Duval County , Jim Wells County , Kenedy County , Kleberg County , Live Oak County , Nueces County , Refugio County and San Patricio County .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Brownsville
- Dominic Manucy , 1874–1884, then Bishop of Mobile
- Peter Verdaguer y Prat , 1890-1911
Bishops of Corpus Christi
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum CP , 1913–1920
- Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina , 1921–1949
- Mariano Simon Garriga , 1949-1965
- Thomas Joseph Drury , 1965–1983
- René Henry Gracida , 1983-1997
- Roberto Octavio González Nieves OFM , 1997–1999, then Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- Edmond Carmody , 2000-2010
- William Michael Mulvey , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Corpus Christi (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Corpus Christi on catholic-hierarchy.org
