Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
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, having been the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville until then. (Over the years, it has lost territory to be parts of other dioceses, including, in 1965, Brownsville.)
Diocese of Corpus Christi Dioecesis Corporis Christi | |
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 Corpus Christi Cathedral | |
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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 | Galveston-Houston |
| Population - Catholics | 388,878 (69.9%) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 23, 1912 |
| Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | William Mulvey |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo |
| Bishops emeritus | René Henry Gracida Edmond Carmody |
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Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of Brownsville
- Dominic Manucy (1874-1884)
- Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890-1911)
(Bishop John Claude Neraz was apostolic administrator from 1887 to 1890.)
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 2006 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
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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
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