Diocese of Brownsville

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Bishop(s) Raymundo Joseph Peña, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 10 July 1965 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Texas Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 10,945 (4,226 Square Miles) Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BWN Official Web Site: http://www.cdob.org/ Mailing Address: 1910 University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520 Telephone: (956)542-2501 Fax: 542-6751

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Adolph Marx † (9 Jul 1965 Appointed - 1 Nov 1965 Died)
• Humberto Sousa Medeiros † (14 Apr 1966 Appointed - 8 Sep 1970 Appointed, Archbishop of Boston)
• John Joseph Fitzpatrick † (27 Apr 1971 Appointed - 30 Nov 1991 Retired)
• Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † (30 Nov 1991 Succeeded - 17 Jul 1994 Died)
• Raymundo Joseph Peña (23 May 1994 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 July 1965	Erected	Diocese of Corpus Christi	Diocese of Brownsville (erected)
29 December 2004	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Brownsville (from San Antonio)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	235,000			14	66	80	2,937			119		ap1967
1970	258,914	450,000	57.5%	31	73	104	2,489		91	161	59	ap1971
1976	290,812	335,180	86.8%	42	79	121	2,403		99	174	59	ap1977
1980	317,656	442,518	71.8%	47	71	118	2,692	1	95	170	59	ap1981
1990	554,918	708,000	78.4%	47	60	107	5,186	47	70	164	61	ap1991
1999	774,056	906,945	85.3%	50	46	96	8,063	83	13	117	63	ap2000
2000	785,544	924,181	85.0%	60	40	100	7,855	81	59	122	64	ap2001
2001	831,614	978,369	85.0%	62	40	102	8,153	76	58	130	64	ap2002
2002	831,613	978,369	85.0%	56	40	96	8,662	67	53	128	64	ap2003
2003	831,614	978,369	85.0%	64	43	107	7,772	67	60	118	67	ap2004
2004	888,004	1,044,711	85.0%	64	46	110	8,072	64	64	123	65	ap2005
2006	943,611	1,110,130	85.0%	70	54	124	7,609	66	75	111	67	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• John Joseph Fitzpatrick † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1971 to 30 Nov 1991)
• Adolph Marx † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1965 to 1 Nov 1965)
• Humberto Sousa Medeiros † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1966 to 8 Sep 1970)
• Raymundo Joseph Peña (Bishop: 23 May 1994 - )
• Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Aug 1991; Bishop: 30 Nov 1991 to 17 Jul 1994)