Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Diocese of Brownsville
Dioecesis Brownsvillensis
Diócesis de Brownsville
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
Auxiliary Bishops Mario Alberto Avilés
Emeritus Bishops Raymundo Joseph Peña
Map
Website
cdob.org
Immaculate Conception Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Brownsville) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, in Texas, USA.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in Brownsville, Texas
It also has a Minor Basilica& National Shrine: Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine in San Juan, Texas.

History

  • Founded on 1874.08.28 as Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville / Brownsvillen(sis) (Latin), of territory split off from the then Diocese of Galveston.
  • Suppressed on 1912.03.23, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Corpus Christi (also Texan)
  • Restored (and promoted) on 10 July 1965 as Diocese of Brownsville / Brovnsvillen(sis) (Latin), regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Corpus Christi.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,090,000 Catholics (85.0% of 1,283,000 total) on 111,125 km² in 71 parishes, 3 missions, 118 priests (85 diocesan, 33 religious), 92 deacons, 140 lay religious (52 brothers, 88 sisters), 18 seminarians.

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]

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishops of Brownsville

  1. Adolph Marx (1965)[2]
  2. Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966-1970), appointed Archbishop of Boston (elevated to Cardinal in 1973)
  3. John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971-1991)
  4. Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (1991-1994)
  5. Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994-2009)
  6. Daniel E. Flores (2009-present)

Coadjutor Bishop

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Catholic 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Brownsville". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrow.html
  3. ↑ About Us

Coordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′04″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W / 25.93028; -97.48444

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