Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

This article is about the diocese in Texas. For the diocese in British Columbia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada.
Diocese of Victoria in Texas

Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia
Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory
Location
Country United States
TerritoryFayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda, Lavaca, Jackson, Dewitt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad counties in Southeastern Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceGalveston-Houston
Statistics
Area9,609 sq mi (24,890 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
284,000
106,441 (40.9%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 13, 1982 (38 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Victory
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBrendan J. Cahill
Metropolitan ArchbishopDaniel DiNardo
Bishops emeritusDavid Eugene Fellhauer
Map
Website
victoriadiocese.org

The diocese covers the following counties in Texas: Calhoun, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette (but only that portion west of the Colorado River), Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton.

History

Pope John Paul II established the diocese on April 13, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston and the Diocese of Corpus Christi. On December 29, 2004 the diocese was transferred from the province of San Antonio to the newly established Province of Galveston-Houston.[1][2]

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

  1. Charles Victor Grahmann (1982-1989), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Dallas
  2. David Eugene Fellhauer (1990-2015)
  3. Brendan John Cahill (2015–present)

Education
Universities
High schools

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
  1. "Diocese of Victoria in Texas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  2. "Diocese of Victoria". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-27.



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