Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont
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The Diocese of Beaumont (Latin: Dioecesis Bellomontensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. or diocese. of the Catholic Church covering nine counties in the state of Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica serves as the cathedral church.
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Diocese of Beaumont Dioecesis Bellomontensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | The counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler in southeast Texas |
Ecclesiastical province | Galveston-Houston |
Headquarters | 710 Archie Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,878 sq mi (20,400 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 630,000 79,516 (12.6%) |
Parishes | 44 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 29, 1966 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica |
Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David Toups |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
Vicar General | Very Rev. Shane Baxter [1] |
Judicial Vicar | Very Rev. Kevin Badeaux [2] |
Bishops emeritus | Curtis Guillory |
Map | |
Website | |
dioceseofbmt.org |
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