San Antonio (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., Archbishop
Michael Joseph Boulette, Auxiliary Bishop
Gary Wayne Janak, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 3 August 1926
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Texas
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 60,036 (23,188 Square Miles)
Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAT
Official Web Site: http://www.archsa.org/
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 2718 West Woodlawn Ave., San Antonio, TX 78228, USA
Telephone: (210)734-2620
Fax: 734-0708

Historical Details

Diocese of San Antonio
- Latin Name: Sancti Antonii
- Erected: 28 August 1874
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New Orleans
- State: Texas
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer † (1 Sep 1874 Appointed - 14 Apr 1880 Died)
John Claude Neraz † (18 Feb 1881 Appointed - 15 Nov 1894 Died)
John Anthony Forest † (27 Aug 1895 Appointed - 11 Mar 1911 Died)
John William Shaw † (11 Mar 1911 Succeeded - 25 Jan 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
Arthur Jerome Drossaerts † (18 Jul 1918 Appointed - 8 Sep 1940 Died)
Robert Emmet Lucey † (21 Jan 1941 Appointed - 23 May 1969 Retired)
Francis James Furey † (23 May 1969 Appointed - 23 Apr 1979 Died)
Patrick Fernández Flores † (23 Aug 1979 Appointed - 29 Dec 2004 Retired)
José Horacio Gómez Velasco (29 Dec 2004 Appointed - 6 Apr 2010 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California)
Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (14 Oct 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of San Antonio
28 August 1874	Erected	Diocese 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)
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)
Archdiocese of San Antonio
3 August 1926	Elevated	Diocese of San Antonio	Archdiocese of San Antonio
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)
13 April 1982	Territory Lost	Diocese 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)
3 July 2000	Territory Lost	Diocese of Corpus Christi (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and half of La Salle County) Archdiocese of San Antonio (Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and half of La Salle County)	Diocese of Laredo (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 San Antonio

1918 160,000 83 72 155 1,032 175 ocdk1919

Archdiocese of San Antonio

1928 318,000 91 116 207 1,536 202 ocdk1929

1950 259,908 725,000 35.8% 133 174 307 846 261 1,070 106 ap1951

1966 507,439 1,222,589 41.5% 214 224 438 1,158 355 1,193 142 ap1967

1970 533,119 1,288,125 41.4% 204 211 415 1,284 412 1,749 147 ap1971

1976 545,266 1,301,500 41.9% 190 225 415 1,313 29 362 1,590 161 ap1977

1980 575,245 1,376,074 41.8% 180 263 443 1,298 76 434 1,500 168 ap1981

1990 594,906 1,663,700 35.8% 144 234 378 1,573 193 404 1,102 184 ap1991

1999 673,026 1,890,760 35.6% 151 222 373 1,804 254 91 939 144 ap2000

2000 616,000 1,802,000 34.2% 175 208 383 1,608 186 341 969 136 ap2001

2001 679,712 1,949,506 34.9% 161 257 418 1,626 284 384 919 144 ap2002

2002 640,186 1,906,519 33.6% 162 188 350 1,829 298 310 865 138 ap2003

2003 644,357 1,959,950 32.9% 155 196 351 1,835 312 256 834 139 ap2004

2004 667,667 1,979,732 33.7% 167 198 365 1,829 313 313 801 139 ap2005

2010 702,547 2,315,988 30.3% 174 295 469 1,497 352 318 726 144 ap2011

2014 728,001 2,458,351 29.6% 132 177 309 2,355 343 310 673 139 ap2015

2016 758,812 2,604,607 29.1% 144 190 334 2,271 360 291 669 139 ap2017

2017 764,244 2,622,403 29.1% 148 181 329 2,322 386 258 669 139 ap2018

2020 1,216,499 3,220,262 37.8% 161 70 231 5,266 330 166 658 139 ap2021

2022 1,148,253 2,770,273 41.4% 146 70 216 5,315 250 219 530 170 ap2023

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 San Antonio
1918	160,000			83	72	155	1,032				175	ocdk1919
Archdiocese of San Antonio
1928	318,000			91	116	207	1,536				202	ocdk1929
1950	259,908	725,000	35.8%	133	174	307	846		261	1,070	106	ap1951
1966	507,439	1,222,589	41.5%	214	224	438	1,158		355	1,193	142	ap1967
1970	533,119	1,288,125	41.4%	204	211	415	1,284		412	1,749	147	ap1971
1976	545,266	1,301,500	41.9%	190	225	415	1,313	29	362	1,590	161	ap1977
1980	575,245	1,376,074	41.8%	180	263	443	1,298	76	434	1,500	168	ap1981
1990	594,906	1,663,700	35.8%	144	234	378	1,573	193	404	1,102	184	ap1991
1999	673,026	1,890,760	35.6%	151	222	373	1,804	254	91	939	144	ap2000
2000	616,000	1,802,000	34.2%	175	208	383	1,608	186	341	969	136	ap2001
2001	679,712	1,949,506	34.9%	161	257	418	1,626	284	384	919	144	ap2002
2002	640,186	1,906,519	33.6%	162	188	350	1,829	298	310	865	138	ap2003
2003	644,357	1,959,950	32.9%	155	196	351	1,835	312	256	834	139	ap2004
2004	667,667	1,979,732	33.7%	167	198	365	1,829	313	313	801	139	ap2005
2010	702,547	2,315,988	30.3%	174	295	469	1,497	352	318	726	144	ap2011
2014	728,001	2,458,351	29.6%	132	177	309	2,355	343	310	673	139	ap2015
2016	758,812	2,604,607	29.1%	144	190	334	2,271	360	291	669	139	ap2017
2017	764,244	2,622,403	29.1%	148	181	329	2,322	386	258	669	139	ap2018
2020	1,216,499	3,220,262	37.8%	161	70	231	5,266	330	166	658	139	ap2021
2022	1,148,253	2,770,273	41.4%	146	70	216	5,315	250	219	530	170	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Gerald Richard Barnes (Priest: 20 Dec 1975 to 28 Jan 1992)
Michael Joseph Boulette (Deacon: 12 Jan 1975; Priest: 19 Mar 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 2017)
Oscar Cantú (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Apr 2008 to 10 Jan 2013; Apostolic Administrator: 26 May 2010 to 14 Oct 2010)
Edmond Carmody (Priest: 8 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Nov 1988 to 24 Mar 1992)
José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (Priest: 1 Jun 1996 to 18 Apr 2011)
Daniel Ernest Flores
Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (Archbishop: 14 Oct 2010 - )
José Horacio Gómez Velasco (Archbishop: 29 Dec 2004 to 6 Apr 2010)
Gary Wayne Janak (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 2021)
Eduardo Alanis Nevares
Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Oct 1981 to 17 Aug 1982)
Joseph Edward Strickland
Patrick James Zurek (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jan 1998 to 3 Jan 2008)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Arthur Jerome Drossaerts † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1918; Archbishop: 3 Aug 1926 to 8 Sep 1940)
Laurence Julius FitzSimon † (Priest: 17 May 1921 to 2 Aug 1941)
Thomas Joseph Flanagan † (Priest: 10 Jun 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jan 1998 to 15 Dec 2005)
Patrick Fernández Flores † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 1970 to 4 Apr 1978; Archbishop: 23 Aug 1979 to 29 Dec 2004)
John Anthony Forest † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1895 to 11 Mar 1911)
Francis James Furey † (Archbishop: 23 May 1969 to 23 Apr 1979)
Joseph Anthony Galante † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Oct 1992 to 5 Apr 1994)
Mariano Simon Garriga † (Priest: 2 Jul 1911 to 20 Jun 1936)
Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jul 1975 to 30 Jun 1982)
Charles Victor Grahmann † (Priest: 17 Mar 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jun 1981 to 13 Apr 1982)
Charles Edwin Herzig † (Priest: 31 May 1955 to 12 Dec 1986)
Stephen Aloysius Leven † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Dec 1955 to 20 Oct 1969)
Robert Emmet Lucey † (Archbishop: 21 Jan 1941 to 23 May 1969)
Leroy Theodore Matthiesen †
Sidney Matthew Metzger † (Priest: 3 Apr 1926 to 27 Dec 1939)
John Louis Morkovsky † (Priest: 5 Dec 1933 to 22 Dec 1955)
John Claude Neraz † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1881 to 15 Nov 1894)
Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1874 to 14 Apr 1880)
Raymundo Joseph Peña † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1976 to 24 Apr 1980)
Bernard Ferdinand Popp † (Priest: 24 Feb 1943; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jun 1983 to 23 Mar 1993)
John William Shaw † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Feb 1910; Bishop: 11 Mar 1911 to 25 Jan 1918)
John Walter Yanta † (Priest: 17 Mar 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Oct 1994 to 21 Jan 1997)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 169, to Page 172

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