Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio

The Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio (Roman Rite) encompasses 27,841 square miles (72,110 km2) in the US state of Texas.

Archdiocese of San Antonio

Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii

Arquidiócesis de San Antonio
San Fernando Cathedral
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCity of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Antonio
Statistics
Area27,841 sq mi (72,110 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
2,458,351
728,001[1] (29.6%)
Parishes139
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 28, 1874
CathedralSan Fernando Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGustavo García-Siller
Auxiliary BishopsMichael Joseph Boulette[2]
Map
Website
archsa.org

The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and the portion of McMullen north of the Nueces River.[3]

On August 28, 1874, the Catholic Diocese of Galveston was divided and the northern territory was canonically erected by the Holy See as the diocese of San Antonio. Originally part of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans, it was subsequently elevated on August 3, 1926, to a metropolitan archdiocese.

The archbishop of San Antonio also serves as the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of San Antonio with the Archdiocese of San Antonio overseeing the following suffragan dioceses: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock, and San Angelo. All of Texas' dioceses had been suffragan sees under San Antonio until December 2004 when Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to a Metropolitan See.

History of diocese

The Archdiocese of San Antonio was erected as a diocese on August 28, 1874, under the then Diocese of Galveston.[4] It was elevated to an archdiocese on August 3, 1926.[4] As of 2010, it has 138 parishes, 34 missions and two pastoral centers.[5]

With the appointment of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, its cathedral was considered sede vacante until October 14, 2010.[4]

On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gustavo Garcia-Siller as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.[6]

On January 31, 2019, the Archdiocese of San Antonio released a list of 56 Catholic clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing acts of sex abuse as early as 1940.[7][7][8]

Bishops

The following are lists of ordinaries (bishops and archbishops of the diocese) and auxiliary bishops, and their years of service. They are followed by other priests of this diocese who became bishops.

Ordinaries
Bishops of San Antonio
  1. Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer (1874–1880)
  2. John Claude Neraz (1881–1894)
  3. John Anthony Forest (1895–1911)
  4. John William Shaw (1911–1918), appointed Archbishop of New Orleans
  5. Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (1918–1926 see below)
Archbishops of San Antonio
  1. Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (see above 1926–1940)
  2. Robert Emmet Lucey (1941–1969)
  3. Francis James Furey (1969–1979)
  4. Patrick Fernández Flores (1979–2004)
  5. José Horacio Gómez (2004–2010), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Los Angeles[9][10]
  6. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (2010–present)

Coadjutor Bishops
  • John William Shaw (1910-1911)

Auxiliary Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Education
See also: List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
Universities
High schools
Former high schools

Province of San Antonio

See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

See also
  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
  • 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. http://www.archsa.org/fast_facts.aspx
  2. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/01/23/pope_appoints_new_san_antonio_auxiliary_bishop/1287572
  3. Official Catholic Directory Anno Domini, Part 1. P.J. Kenedy, 2005. p. 1195. Retrieved from Google Books on October 6, 2012. "The San Antonio Archdiocese comprises Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, McMullen (that part of McMullen County north of the Nueces River), Medina, Real, Uvalde, Vol Verde and Wilson."
  4. "Archdiocese of San Antonio Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06.
  5. "Fast Facts". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06.
  6. http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-179E.shtml
  7. https://www.tpr.org/post/archdiocese-san-antonio-releases-report-child-sexual-abuse-clergy
  8. https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2019/01/31/archdiocese-of-san-antonio-report-names-nearly-60-priests-accused-of-sexual-assault-since-1940s
  9. "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2010-04-06.
  10. "POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09.

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