Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Texas
  • Erected: 1839
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States of America

• Vicariate Apostolic of Texas
  • Erected: 10 July 1841
  • Vicariate
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Galveston
  • Latin Name: Galvestoniensis
  • Erected: 4 May 1847
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Galveston-Houston
  • Latin Name: Galvestoniensis Houstoniensis
  • Name Changed: 25 July 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Antonio
  • State: Texas
  • Country: United States of America
  • Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
  • Telephone: (713)659-5461
  • Fax: 759-9151

Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Timon, C.M. † (12 Apr 1840 Appointed - 23 Apr 1847 Appointed, Bishop of Buffalo, New York)
• Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. † (16 Jul 1841 Appointed - 15 Feb 1861 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Claude Marie Dubuis † (21 Oct 1862 Appointed - 4 Dec 1892 Retired)
• Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher † (16 Dec 1892 Appointed - 21 Jan 1918 Died)
• Christopher Edward Byrne † (18 Jul 1918 Appointed - 1 Apr 1950 Died)
• Wendelin Joseph Nold † (1 Apr 1950 Succeeded - 22 Apr 1975 Retired)
• John Louis Morkovsky † (22 Apr 1975 Succeeded - 21 Aug 1984 Retired)
• Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (6 Dec 1984 Appointed - 28 Feb 2006 Retired)
• Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (28 Feb 2006 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Brendan John Cahill (Priest: 19 May 1990 to 23 Apr 2015)
• Oscar Cantú (Deacon: 6 Nov 1993; Priest: 21 May 1994 to 10 Apr 2008)
• Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S. (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 2021)
• Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Jan 2004; Coadjutor Archbishop: 29 Dec 2004; Archbishop: 28 Feb 2006 - )
• Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (Priest: 29 May 1954 to 4 Sep 1979; Bishop: 6 Dec 1984; Archbishop: 29 Dec 2004 to 28 Feb 2006)
• Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Dec 1987 to 2 Jun 2000)
• George Arthur Sheltz (Priest: 15 May 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 2012 to 22 Jun 2021)
• James Anthony Tamayo (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jan 1993 to 3 Jul 2000)
• Joe Steve Vásquez (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 2001 to 26 Jan 2010)

  ---

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Christopher Edward Byrne † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1918 to 1 Apr 1950)
• John Joseph Cassata † (Priest: 8 Dec 1932 to 12 Mar 1968)
• Claude Marie Dubuis † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1862 to 4 Dec 1892)
• Peter Dufal, C.S.C. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 May 1878 to 6 Dec 1879)
• Patrick Fernández Flores † (Priest: 26 May 1956 to 9 Mar 1970)
• John Anthony Forest † (Priest: 12 Apr 1863 to 27 Aug 1895)
• Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jan 1882; Bishop: 16 Dec 1892 to 21 Jan 1918)
• Bernard James Ganter † (Priest: 22 May 1952 to 13 Dec 1972)
• Vincent Madeley Harris † (Priest: 19 Mar 1938 to 4 Jul 1966)
• John Edward McCarthy † (Priest: 26 May 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 1979 to 19 Dec 1985)
• Aloysius Joseph Meyer, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Jul 1881 - Did Not Take Effect)
• John Louis Morkovsky † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Apr 1963; Bishop: 22 Apr 1975 to 21 Aug 1984)
• John Claude Neraz † (Priest: 19 Mar 1853 to 18 Feb 1881)
• Wendelin Joseph Nold † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Nov 1947; Bishop: 1 Apr 1950 to 22 Apr 1975)
• Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Jul 1841; Bishop: 21 May 1847 to 15 Feb 1861)
• Louis Joseph Reicher † (Priest: 6 Dec 1918 to 29 Nov 1947)
• Vincent Michael Rizzotto † (Priest: 26 May 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 2001 to 6 Nov 2006)
• Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Apr 1986 to 13 Aug 1991)
• John Timon, C.M. † (Prefect: 12 Apr 1840 to 23 Apr 1847)