Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas
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This article is about the diocese in Texas. For the diocese in British Columbia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada.
The Diocese of Victoria in Texas (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southern Texas in the United States. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The bishop as of 2023 is Brendan J. Cahill.
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Diocese of Victoria in Texas Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda, Lavaca, Jackson, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad counties in Southeastern Texas |
Ecclesiastical province | Galveston-Houston |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,609 sq mi (24,890 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 284,000 106,441 (40.9%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 13, 1982 (42 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Brendan J. Cahill |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo |
Bishops emeritus | David Eugene Fellhauer |
Map | |
Website | |
victoriadiocese.org |
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