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Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

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Metropolitan
  
Corpus Christi, Texas

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Bishop
  
William Mulvey

Country
  
United States of America

Population - Catholics
  
388,878 (69.9%)

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+1 361-882-6191

Patron saint
  
Our Lady of Guadalupe

Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

Territory
  
11 counties in Southern Texas

Ecclesiastical province
  
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Address
  
620 Lipan St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Profiles

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.

Contents

Ordinaries

The bishops who were Vicars Apostolic of Brownsville and their terms of service:

  • Dominic Manucy (1874–1884)
  • Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890–1911)
  • (Manucy and Verdaguer y Prat were the bishops of the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville from which the Diocese of Corpus Christi was formed)

    The list of bishops of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and their terms of service:

    1. Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913–1920)
    2. Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921–1949)
    3. Mariano Simon Garriga (1949–1965)
    4. Thomas Joseph Drury (1965–1983)
    5. René Henry Gracida (1983–1997)
    6. Roberto González Nieves (1997–1999)
    7. Edmond Carmody (2000–2010)
    8. William Mulvey (2010–Present)

    High schools

  • Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
  • St. John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi Wikipedia