Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Diocese of Brownsville
Dioecesis Brownsvillensis

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Location
Country United States
Territory Counties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas
Ecclesiastical province Galveston-Houston
Metropolitan Daniel DiNardo
Statistics
Area 4,226 sq mi (10,950 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
1,264,091
1,074,477 (85.0%)
Parishes 69
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established July 10, 1965
Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Emeritus Bishops Raymundo Joseph Peña
Map
Website
cdob.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965.

The Diocese has the highest percentage of Catholics to total diocese population in the United States: as of 2006 there were 943,611 Catholics among a total population of 1,110,130, or 85.0%.[1]

Bishops

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

  1. Adolph Marx (1965)
  2. Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966–1970)
  3. John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971–1991)
  4. Enrique San Pedro, SJ (1991–1994)
  5. Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994—2009)
  6. Daniel E. Flores (2009–)

Education

Middle and elementary schools

The diocese operates the following schools: Guadalupe Regional Middle School, 6-8 (Brownsville); St. Joseph's School, PK-8 (Edinburg); St. Mary's School, PK-6 (Brownsville); St. Luke's School, PK-8 (Brownsville); Our Lady of Sorrows School, PK-8 (McAllen); St. Anthony's School, PK-8 (Harlingen); Incarnate Word School, PK-8 (Brownsville); St. Martin de Porras School, PK-3 (Weslaco); Oratory Academy, PK-8 (Pharr); Our Lady of Guadalupe School, PK-6 (Mission); Immaculate Conception School, PK-8 (Rio Grande City).

High schools

Public broadcasting

The diocese's radio and television stations are operated under the license name of RGV Educational Broadcasting, Inc.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Brownsville". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ About Us


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