Area 10,945 km² Phone +1 956-542-2501 | Ecclesiastical province Galveston-Houston Parishes 69 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)1,264,0911,074,477 (85.0%) 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.
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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:
- Adolph Marx (1965)
- Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966–1970)
- John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971–1991)
- Enrique San Pedro, SJ (1991–1994)
- Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994—2009)
- 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
Public broadcasting
The diocese's radio and television stations are operated under the license name of RGV Educational Broadcasting, Inc.