Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock
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The Diocese of Lubbock (Latin: Dioecesis Lubbokensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in West Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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Diocese of Lubbock Dioecesis Lubbokensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 25 counties south of the Texas panhandle |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Antonio |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | 136,894 (2010) |
Parishes | 61 |
Schools | 2 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 17, 1983 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Robert Milner Coerver |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Garcia-Siller |
Vicar General | David Cruz |
Bishops emeritus | Plácido Rodriguez |
Map | |
Website | |
catholiclubbock.org |
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The Diocese of Lubbock was founded on June 27, 1983. Its mother church is Christ the King Cathedral in Lubbock. As of 2023, the current bishop of Lubbock is Robert Coerver.