Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler (Latin: Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler is its mother church. The Diocese of Tyler is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Diocese of Tyler Dioecesis Tylerensis | |
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Territory | 33 counties in Eastern Texas |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
Population - Catholics | 55,934 (4.7%) |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 24, 1987 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Strickland |
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Website | |
dioceseoftyler.org |
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Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler
History
The diocese was founded on December 12, 1986, and it got erected on February 24, 1987.[1]
Bishops
Bishops of Tyler
- Charles Edwin Herzig (1986–1991)
- Edmond Carmody (1992–2000), appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
- Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. (2000–2011), appointed Bishop of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico
- Joseph E. Strickland (2012–Present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Eduardo Alanis Nevares, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix in 2010
Geography
The diocese comprises the following 33 counties in East and Northeast Texas:
- Anderson
- Angelina
- Bowie
- Camp
- Cass
- Cherokee
- Delta
- Franklin
- Freestone
- Gregg
- Harrison
- Henderson
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Lamar
- Leon
- Madison
- Marion
- Morris
- Nacogdoches
- Panola
- Rains
- Red River
- Rusk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- Shelby
- Smith
- Titus
- Trinity
- Upshur
- Van Zandt
- Wood
The parishes of the diocese are grouped into six deaneries for administrative purposes: Northwest, West Central, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, East Central.
Diocesan offices
- Office of the Bishop
- Office of the Chancellor
- Office of the Vicar General
- Diocesan Tribunal
- Catholic Campus Ministries
- Catholic Charities
- Catholic East Texas
- Office of Catholic Schools
- Office of Development
- Diocesan Finance Council
- Office of the Promoter of Justice (Ethics & Integrity)
- Respect Life Program
- Office of Vocations
Education
- Universities
- St. John Paul II Catholic Campus Ministry University of Texas at Tyler
- St. Mary's Catholic Campus Ministry Stephen F. Austin State University
- High Schools
- Bishop T. K. Gorman High School, Tyler
- St. Mary's Catholic School, Longview
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See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
External links
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