Area 24,887 km² Phone +1 361-573-0828 | Ecclesiastical province Galveston-Houston Parishes 50 | |
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Territory Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda, Lavaca, Jackson, Dewitt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad counties in Southeastern Texas Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)284,000106,441 (40.9%) Address 1505 E Mesquite Ln, Victoria, TX 77901, USA Cathedral Our Lady of Victory Cathedral | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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The diocese covers the following counties in Texas: Calhoun, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette (but only that portion west of the Colorado River), Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton.
History
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on April 13, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston and the Diocese of Corpus Christi. On December 29, 2004 the diocese was transferred from the province of San Antonio to the newly established Province of Galveston-Houston.
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
- Charles Victor Grahmann (1982–1989)
- David Eugene Fellhauer (1990–2015)
- Brendan John Cahill (2015–present)