Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
| Diocese of Corpus Christi Dioecesis Corporis Christi | |
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| Location | |
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| Territory | Counties of Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and a portion of McMullin County |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Metropolitan | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Population - Catholics |
388,878 (69.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 23, 1912 |
| Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
William Mulvey Bishop of Corpus Christi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Daniel DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
| Emeritus Bishops |
René Henry Gracida Edmond Carmody |
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| Website | |
| diocesecc.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.
Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of Brownsville
- Dominic Manucy (1874-1884)
- Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890-1911)
Bishops of Corpus Christi
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913-1920), appointed Bishop of Saulte Sainte Marie-Marquette
- Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921-1949)
- Mariano Simon Garriga (1949-1965)
- Thomas Joseph Drury (1965-1983)
- René Henry Gracida (1983-1997)
- Roberto González Nieves (1997-1999), appointed Archbishop of San Juan in Puerto Rico
- Edmond Carmody (2000-2010)
- William Mulvey (2010-present)
Coadjutor Bishops
- Mariano Simon Garriga (1936-1949)
- Roberto González Nieves (1995-1997)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Adolph Marx (1956-1965), appointed Bishop of Brownsville
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Raymundo Joseph Peña, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio in 1976 and later Bishop of El Paso and Bishop of Brownsville
- James Anthony Tamayo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston in 1993 and later Bishop of Laredo
- Daniel Edward Flores, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit in 2010 and later Bishop of Brownsville
- Louis Frederick Kihneman, appointed Bishop of Biloxi in 2016
High schools
- Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
- St. John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston
- 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
External links
Corpus Christi Cathedral
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Coordinates: 27°44′34″N 97°24′07″W / 27.74278°N 97.40194°W
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