Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Texas | |||
1839 | Erected | Diocese of Linares o Nueva León | Prefecture Apostolic of Texas (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Texas | |||
10 July 1841 | Erected | Prefecture Apostolic of Texas | Vicariate Apostolic of Texas (erected) |
Diocese of Galveston | |||
4 May 1847 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Texas | Diocese of Galveston (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) |
19 July 1850 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Galveston (from Baltimore to New Orleans) | |
28 August 1874 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Galveston | Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville (erected)
Diocese of San Antonio (erected) |
15 July 1890 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Galveston | Diocese of Dallas (erected) |
15 November 1947 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dallas
Diocese of Galveston Archdiocese of San Antonio | Diocese of Austin (erected) |
Diocese of Galveston-Houston | |||
25 July 1959 | Name Changed | Diocese of Galveston | Diocese of Galveston-Houston |
25 June 1966 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Galveston-Houston | Diocese of Beaumont (erected) |
13 April 1982 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Corpus Christi
Diocese of Galveston-Houston Archdiocese of San Antonio | Diocese of Victoria in Texas (erected) |
12 December 1986 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Beaumont
Diocese of Dallas Diocese of Galveston-Houston | Diocese of Tyler (erected) |
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | |||
29 December 2004 | Elevated | Diocese of Galveston-Houston | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Texas | ||||||||||||
Vicariate Apostolic of Texas | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Galveston | ||||||||||||
1909 | 56,000 | 53 | 29 | 82 | 682 | 6 | 375 | 82 | ce | |||
1950 | 205,148 | 1,505,602 | 13.6% | 122 | 103 | 225 | 911 | 42 | 850 | 92 | ap1951 | |
Diocese of Galveston-Houston | ||||||||||||
1966 | 386,395 | 2,931,000 | 13.2% | 166 | 188 | 354 | 1,091 | 110 | 1,200 | 104 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 301,647 | 2,250,000 | 13.4% | 161 | 196 | 357 | 844 | 216 | 760 | 111 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 362,511 | 2,660,000 | 13.6% | 156 | 222 | 378 | 959 | 80 | 258 | 500 | 128 | ap1977 |
1980 | 437,170 | 2,960,000 | 14.8% | 185 | 185 | 2,363 | 106 | 22 | 649 | 157 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 646,000 | 3,741,000 | 17.3% | 207 | 248 | 455 | 1,419 | 183 | 277 | 607 | 160 | ap1991 |
1999 | 906,330 | 4,396,876 | 20.6% | 195 | 218 | 413 | 2,194 | 256 | 18 | 508 | 151 | ap2000 |
2000 | 908,190 | 4,442,230 | 20.4% | 216 | 221 | 437 | 2,078 | 292 | 261 | 518 | 151 | ap2001 |
2001 | 951,360 | 4,528,005 | 21.0% | 219 | 220 | 439 | 2,167 | 297 | 256 | 498 | 151 | ap2002 |
2002 | 974,312 | 4,704,532 | 20.7% | 217 | 226 | 443 | 2,199 | 300 | 257 | 503 | 150 | ap2003 |
2003 | 1,006,425 | 4,704,532 | 21.4% | 215 | 223 | 438 | 2,297 | 250 | 244 | 482 | 150 | ap2004 |
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | ||||||||||||
2004 | 1,041,123 | 4,972,544 | 20.9% | 216 | 221 | 437 | 2,382 | 362 | 254 | 499 | 150 | ap2005 |
2006 | 1,045,030 | 5,250,984 | 19.9% | 219 | 222 | 441 | 2,369 | 357 | 254 | 523 | 149 | ap2007 |
2009 | 1,128,065 | 5,572,087 | 20.2% | 224 | 218 | 442 | 2,552 | 390 | 242 | 471 | 149 | ap2010 |
2012 | 1,170,403 | 6,099,524 | 19.2% | 227 | 214 | 441 | 2,653 | 402 | 238 | 449 | 146 | ap2013 |
2013 | 1,181,398 | 6,249,904 | 18.9% | 227 | 209 | 436 | 2,709 | 386 | 234 | 449 | 145 | ap2014 |
2016 | 1,723,062 | 6,518,674 | 26.4% | 217 | 211 | 428 | 4,025 | 438 | 233 | 412 | 147 | ap2017 |
2019 | 1,804,100 | 6,661,600 | 27.1% | 223 | 195 | 418 | 4,316 | 377 | 221 | 395 | 146 | ap2020 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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