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Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis Houstoniensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S., Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 29 December 2004
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 23,257 (8,983 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: GAL
  • Official Web Site: https://www.archgh.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 1700 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002; P.O. Box 907, Houston, TX 77001-0907, USA
  • Telephone: (713)659-5461
  • Fax: 759-9151

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Texas
1839ErectedDiocese of Linares o Nueva León Prefecture Apostolic of Texas (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Texas
10 July 1841ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Texas Vicariate Apostolic of Texas (erected)
Diocese of Galveston
4 May 1847ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Texas Diocese of Galveston (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
19 July 1850Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Galveston (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Little Rock (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Mobile (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
Diocese of Natchez (from Baltimore to New Orleans)
28 August 1874Territory LostDiocese of Galveston Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville (erected) (From the Nueces River to the Rio Grande River)
Diocese of San Antonio (erected) (From the Colorado River to the Nunes River)
15 July 1890Territory LostDiocese of Galveston Diocese of Dallas (erected)
15 November 1947Territory LostDiocese 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 Galveston-Houston
25 July 1959Name ChangedDiocese of Galveston Diocese of Galveston-Houston
25 June 1966Territory LostDiocese of Galveston-Houston (Counties of : Angelina Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdokes, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler, and parts of Chambers and Liberty, and the bays of Trinity Bay and Galveston Bay) Diocese of Beaumont (erected)
13 April 1982Territory LostDiocese of Corpus Christi (Goliad County)
Diocese of Galveston-Houston (Parts of Matagorda and Wharton Counties)
Archdiocese of San Antonio (Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, and Victoria Counties and parts of Colorado, Fayette, Matagorda, and Wharton Counties)
Diocese of Victoria in Texas (erected)
12 December 1986Territory LostDiocese 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)
25 January 1999Territory LostDiocese of Galveston-Houston (Madison county) Diocese of Tyler
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
29 December 2004ElevatedDiocese of Galveston-Houston Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Texas
Vicariate Apostolic of Texas
Diocese of Galveston
190956,000532982682637582ce
1950205,1481,505,60213.6%1221032259114285092ap1951
Diocese of Galveston-Houston
1966386,3952,931,00013.2%1661883541,0911101,200104ap1967
1970301,6472,250,00013.4%161196357844216760111ap1971
1976362,5112,660,00013.6%15622237895980258500128ap1977
1980437,1702,960,00014.8%1851852,36310622649157ap1981
1990646,0003,741,00017.3%2072484551,419183277607160ap1991
1999906,3304,396,87620.6%1952184132,19425618508151ap2000
2000908,1904,442,23020.4%2162214372,078292261518151ap2001
2001951,3604,528,00521.0%2192204392,167297256498151ap2002
2002974,3124,704,53220.7%2172264432,199300257503150ap2003
20031,006,4254,704,53221.4%2152234382,297250244482150ap2004
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
20041,041,1234,972,54420.9%2162214372,382362254499150ap2005
20061,045,0305,250,98419.9%2192224412,369357254523149ap2007
20091,128,0655,572,08720.2%2242184422,552390242471149ap2010
20121,170,4036,099,52419.2%2272144412,653402238449146ap2013
20131,181,3986,249,90418.9%2272094362,709386234449145ap2014
20161,723,0626,518,67426.4%2172114284,025438233412147ap2017
20191,804,1006,661,60027.1%2231954184,316377221395146ap2020
20211,822,5406,729,70027.1%2252104354,189521234366146ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Galveston
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 175
  • Diocese of Galveston-Houston
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 826, and Page 827
  • Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 129, and Page 130

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