Diocese of Fort Worth
| Diocese of Fort Worth | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Antonio |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Olson |
| founding | 1969 |
| surface | 62,007 km² |
| Parishes | 88 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,960,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 460.022 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 15.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 63 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 59 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,771 |
| Permanent deacons | 76 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 69 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 80 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Patrick Cathedral |
| Website | www.fwdioc.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth ( lat. : Dioecesis Arcis-Vorthensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Fort Worth , Texas .
history
The Diocese of Fort Worth was created on August 9, 1969 as a result of the division of the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese of Fort Worth includes the areas of Archer County , Baylor County , Bosque County , Clay County , Comanche County , Cooke County , Denton County , Eastland County , Erath County , Foard County , Hardeman County , Hill County , Hood County , in the state of Texas . Jack County , Johnson County , Knox County , Montague County , Palo Pinto County , Parker County , Shackelford County , Somervell County , Stephens County , Tarrant County , Throckmorton County , Wichita County , Wilbarger County , Wise County, and Young County .
Bishops of Fort Worth
- John Joseph Cassata , 1969–1980
- Joseph Patrick Delaney , 1981-2005
- Kevin William Vann , 2005–2012, then Bishop of Orange, California
- Michael Olson , since 2013
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Fort Worth (English)
- Entry for the diocese of Fort Worth on catholic-hierarchy.org
