Dallas (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Edward James Burns, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Split: 9 August 1969
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 19,475 (7,522 Square Miles)
Description: Comprises the following nine Counties in the State of Texas: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall.
Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DAL
Official Web Site: https://dallascatholic.org
Mailing Address: 3725 Blackburn St., P.O. Box 190507, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
Telephone: (214)528-2240
Fax: 379-3216

Historical Details

Diocese of Dallas
- Latin Name: Dallasensis
- Erected: 15 July 1890
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
- State: Texas
- Country: United States of America
- Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Dal
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
- Latin Name: Dallasensis-Arcis-Vorthensis
- Name Changed: 20 October 1953
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
- State: Texas
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Thomas Francis Brennan † (9 Jan 1891 Appointed - 17 Nov 1892 Resigned)
Edward Joseph Dunne † (2 Oct 1893 Appointed - 5 Aug 1910 Died)
Joseph Patrick Lynch † (8 Jun 1911 Appointed - 19 Aug 1954 Died)
Thomas Kiely Gorman † (19 Aug 1954 Succeeded - 22 Aug 1969 Retired)
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe † (27 Aug 1969 Appointed - 14 Jul 1990 Retired)
Charles Victor Grahmann † (14 Jul 1990 Succeeded - 6 Mar 2007 Retired)
Kevin Joseph Farrell (6 Mar 2007 Appointed - 15 Aug 2016 Appointed, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life)
Edward James Burns (13 Dec 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Dallas
15 July 1890	Erected	Diocese of Galveston	Diocese of Dallas (erected)
1891	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona (El Paso County in Texas)	Diocese of Dallas
1892	Territory Added		Diocese of Dallas (Counties of El Paso, Hudspeth, and Culberson)
3 March 1914	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dallas (El Paso and Gulberson) Diocese of San Antonio (St. Anthony (Presidio), Jeff Davis, Reeves, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Grane, Ward, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Andrews, and Gaines) Diocese of Tucson (Grant, Luna, Doña Ana, Otero, Eddy, and part of Sierra)	Diocese of El Paso (erected)
3 August 1926	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dallas (Dollam, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb,...) Diocese of El Paso (Gaines, Andrews, Ector, and Crane) Diocese of San Antonio (Martin, Howard, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Upton, Reagan, Irion, Tom Green, Concho, Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Sutton, Kimble, one-half of Mitchell and Coke, and one-eighth of Runnels)	Diocese of Amarillo (erected)
3 August 1926	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Dallas (from New Orleans)
15 November 1947	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dallas (Coleman, Brown, Mills, and Hamilton) Diocese of Galveston (Lampasas, Coryeli, McLenan, Limestone, Bell, Falls, Robertson, Williamson, Milam, Brazos, Lee, Burleson, Washington, Austin along with parts of Burnet, Colorado, Fayette, Bastrop, and Travis) Archdiocese of San Antonio (McCulloch, St. Saba, Mason, Llano, Blanco, Rays, and Caldwell along with parts of Burnet, Trams, and Bastrop)	Diocese of Austin (erected)
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
20 October 1953	Name Changed	Diocese of Dallas	Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
16 October 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese of Amarillo (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall) Diocese of Austin (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman) Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell) Diocese of El Paso (Counties of Pecos and Terrei)	Diocese of San Angelo (erected)
Diocese of Dallas
9 August 1969	Split	Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth	Diocese of Dallas Diocese of Fort Worth (Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Dentón, Eastland Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shakelford, Stephens, Somervell, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young)
12 December 1986	Territory Lost	Diocese of Beaumont (Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby) Diocese of Dallas (Bowie, Camp, Gass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins. Iamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood) Diocese of Galveston-Houston (Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Leon, and Trinity)	Diocese of Tyler (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Dallas

1918 37,027 58 38 96 385 116 ocdk1919

1928 48,933 57 27 84 582 108 ocdk1929

1950 67,069 2,800,000 2.4% 81 74 155 432 37 555 139 ap1951

Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth

1966 157,500 3,150,000 5.0% 145 156 301 523 94 ap1967

Diocese of Dallas

1970 108,986 2,139,900 5.1% 84 106 190 573 121 481 53 ap1971

1976 123,453 2,487,100 5.0% 93 115 208 593 26 127 376 56 ap1977

1980 165,483 2,778,656 6.0% 94 104 198 835 100 104 355 61 ap1981

1990 212,264 2,532,627 8.4% 104 74 178 1,192 93 74 201 63 ap1991

1999 555,172 2,971,699 18.7% 100 84 184 3,017 139 6 158 65 ap2000

2000 605,457 2,990,703 20.2% 121 77 198 3,057 137 97 166 72 ap2001

2001 630,156 2,979,840 21.1% 125 72 197 3,198 154 81 153 65 ap2002

2002 843,167 3,200,064 26.3% 125 75 200 4,215 152 99 155 70 ap2003

2003 854,181 3,247,837 26.3% 97 74 171 4,995 162 83 146 67 ap2004

2004 930,352 3,371,300 27.6% 122 76 198 4,698 145 96 146 67 ap2005

2006 955,298 3,473,568 27.5% 122 75 197 4,849 152 98 127 67 ap2007

2013 1,165,582 3,847,430 30.3% 129 84 213 5,472 144 101 104 74 ap2014

2015 1,258,656 3,975,996 31.7% 136 82 218 5,773 179 94 94 74 ap2016

2016 1,320,737 4,056,215 32.6% 132 80 212 6,229 177 93 91 74 ap2017

2019 1,392,000 4,054,985 34.3% 137 92 229 6,078 170 113 95 69 ap2020

2021 1,321,189 4,416,574 29.9% 146 84 230 5,744 177 108 66 69 ap2022

2023 1,379,188 4,505,229 30.6% 144 91 235 5,868 185 118 100 69 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Dallas
1918	37,027			58	38	96	385				116	ocdk1919
1928	48,933			57	27	84	582				108	ocdk1929
1950	67,069	2,800,000	2.4%	81	74	155	432		37	555	139	ap1951
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
1966	157,500	3,150,000	5.0%	145	156	301	523				94	ap1967
Diocese of Dallas
1970	108,986	2,139,900	5.1%	84	106	190	573		121	481	53	ap1971
1976	123,453	2,487,100	5.0%	93	115	208	593	26	127	376	56	ap1977
1980	165,483	2,778,656	6.0%	94	104	198	835	100	104	355	61	ap1981
1990	212,264	2,532,627	8.4%	104	74	178	1,192	93	74	201	63	ap1991
1999	555,172	2,971,699	18.7%	100	84	184	3,017	139	6	158	65	ap2000
2000	605,457	2,990,703	20.2%	121	77	198	3,057	137	97	166	72	ap2001
2001	630,156	2,979,840	21.1%	125	72	197	3,198	154	81	153	65	ap2002
2002	843,167	3,200,064	26.3%	125	75	200	4,215	152	99	155	70	ap2003
2003	854,181	3,247,837	26.3%	97	74	171	4,995	162	83	146	67	ap2004
2004	930,352	3,371,300	27.6%	122	76	198	4,698	145	96	146	67	ap2005
2006	955,298	3,473,568	27.5%	122	75	197	4,849	152	98	127	67	ap2007
2013	1,165,582	3,847,430	30.3%	129	84	213	5,472	144	101	104	74	ap2014
2015	1,258,656	3,975,996	31.7%	136	82	218	5,773	179	94	94	74	ap2016
2016	1,320,737	4,056,215	32.6%	132	80	212	6,229	177	93	91	74	ap2017
2019	1,392,000	4,054,985	34.3%	137	92	229	6,078	170	113	95	69	ap2020
2021	1,321,189	4,416,574	29.9%	146	84	230	5,744	177	108	66	69	ap2022
2023	1,379,188	4,505,229	30.6%	144	91	235	5,868	185	118	100	69	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Edward James Burns (Bishop: 13 Dec 2016 - )
Robert Milner Coerver (Deacon: 26 Apr 1979; Priest: 27 Jun 1980 to 27 Sep 2016)
John Douglas Deshotel (Priest: 13 May 1978; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 2010 to 17 Feb 2016)
Michael Gerard Duca (Priest: 29 Apr 1978 to 1 Apr 2008)
Kevin Joseph Farrell (Bishop: 6 Mar 2007 to 15 Aug 2016)
David Eugene Fellhauer (Priest: 29 May 1965 to 7 Apr 1990)
John Gregory Kelly (Priest: 15 May 1982; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 2015 to 20 Dec 2024)
Mark Joseph Seitz (Deacon: 1980; Priest: 17 May 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 2010 to 6 May 2013)
Joseph Edward Strickland (Deacon: 8 Dec 1984; Priest: 1 Jun 1985 to 24 Feb 1987)
Anthony Basil Taylor
Joe Steve Vásquez

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Thomas Francis Brennan † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1891 to 17 Nov 1892)
John Joseph Cassata † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Mar 1968 to 22 Aug 1969)
Augustine Danglmayr † (Priest: 10 Jun 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1942 to 22 Aug 1969)
Lawrence Michael De Falco † (Priest: 11 Jun 1942 to 16 Apr 1963)
Edward Joseph Dunne † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1893 to 5 Aug 1910)
Joseph Anthony Galante † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Nov 1999 to 23 Mar 2004)
Rudolph Aloysius Gerken † (Priest: 10 Jun 1917 to 25 Aug 1926)
Thomas Kiely Gorman † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Feb 1952; Bishop: 19 Aug 1954 to 22 Aug 1969)
Charles Victor Grahmann † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Dec 1989; Bishop: 14 Jul 1990 to 6 Mar 2007)
Joseph Patrick Lynch † (Priest: 9 Jun 1900; Bishop: 8 Jun 1911 to 19 Aug 1954)
Louis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. †
Wendelin Joseph Nold † (Priest: 11 Apr 1925 to 29 Nov 1947)
Michael Jarboe Sheehan † (Deacon: 3 May 1964; Priest: 12 Jul 1964 to 25 Mar 1983)
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe † (Priest: 30 May 1943 to 12 Jan 1966; Bishop: 27 Aug 1969 to 14 Jul 1990)

Source(s)

Diocese of Dallas
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 19, Page 169, to Page 172
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 46, Page 27, and Page 28
Diocese of Dallas
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 62, Page 34, to Page 36

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