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Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

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Country
  
United States

Metropolitan
  
Daniel DiNardo

Area
  
10,945 km²

Phone
  
+1 956-542-2501

Ecclesiastical province
  
Galveston-Houston

Parishes
  
69

Bishop
  
Daniel E. Flores

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Territory
  
Counties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 1,264,091 1,074,477 (85.0%)

Address
  
1910 W University Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA

Cathedral
  
Immaculate Conception Church

Similar
  
St Luke Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, St Mary's Catholic Church, St Joseph's Church, St Luke's Education Center

Profiles

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965.

Contents

The Diocese has the highest percentage of Catholics to total diocese population in the United States: as of 2006 there were 943,611 Catholics among a total population of 1,110,130, or 85.0%.

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

  1. Adolph Marx (1965)
  2. Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966–1970)
  3. John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971–1991)
  4. Enrique San Pedro, SJ (1991–1994)
  5. Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994—2009)
  6. Daniel E. Flores (2009–)

Middle and elementary schools

The diocese operates the following schools: Guadalupe Regional Middle School, 6-8 (Brownsville); St. Joseph's School, PK-8 (Edinburg); St. Mary's School, PK-6 (Brownsville); St. Luke's School, PK-8 (Brownsville); Our Lady of Sorrows School, PK-8 (McAllen); St. Anthony's School, PK-8 (Harlingen); Incarnate Word School, PK-8 (Brownsville); St. Martin de Porras School, PK-3 (Weslaco); Oratory Academy, PK-8 (Pharr); Our Lady of Guadalupe School, PK-6 (Mission); Immaculate Conception School, PK-8 (Rio Grande City).

High schools

  • Oratory Athenaeum for University Preparation, Pharr
  • Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville
  • Juan Diego Academy, Mission.
  • Public broadcasting

    The diocese's radio and television stations are operated under the license name of RGV Educational Broadcasting, Inc.

  • KMBH (TV) DT 38 - PBS-member station
  • KJJF 88.9 FM and KHID 88.1 FM - NPR-member stations
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Wikipedia