Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville












































































Diocese of Brownsville


Dioecesis Brownsvillensis

Diócesis de Brownsville

Coat of Arms Diocese of Brownsville, TX.png
Location
Country  United States
Territory
Counties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas
Ecclesiastical province Galveston-Houston
Metropolitan Daniel DiNardo
Statistics
Area 4,226 sq mi (10,950 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
1,264,091
1,074,477 (85.0%)
Parishes 69
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established July 10, 1965
Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Auxiliary Bishops Mario Alberto Avilés
Emeritus Bishops Raymundo Joseph Peña
Map
Diocese of Brownsville in Texas.jpg
Website
cdob.org



Immaculate Conception Cathedral


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Brownsville) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, in Texas, USA.


Its cathedral episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in Brownsville, Texas

It also has a Minor Basilica& National Shrine: Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine in San Juan, Texas.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Statistics


  • 3 Episcopal ordinaries


    • 3.1 Bishops of Brownsville


    • 3.2 Coadjutor Bishop


    • 3.3 Auxiliary Bishop


    • 3.4 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop




  • 4 Catholic Education


    • 4.1 Middle and elementary schools


    • 4.2 High schools




  • 5 Public broadcasting


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 Sources and external links





History



  • Founded on 1874.08.28 as Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville / Brownsvillen(sis) (Latin), of territory split off from the then Diocese of Galveston.

  • Suppressed on 1912.03.23, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Corpus Christi (also Texan)

  • Restored (and promoted) on 10 July 1965 as Diocese of Brownsville / Brovnsvillen(sis) (Latin), regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Corpus Christi.



Statistics


As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,090,000 Catholics (85.0% of 1,283,000 total) on 111,125 km² in 71 parishes, 3 missions, 118 priests (85 diocesan, 33 religious), 92 deacons, 140 lay religious (52 brothers, 88 sisters), 18 seminarians.


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%.[1]



Episcopal ordinaries



Bishops of Brownsville




  1. Adolph Marx (1965)[2]


  2. Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966-1970), appointed Archbishop of Boston (elevated to Cardinal in 1973)


  3. John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971-1991)


  4. Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (1991-1994)


  5. Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994-2009)


  6. Daniel E. Flores (2009-present)



Coadjutor Bishop



  • Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (1991)


Auxiliary Bishop



  • Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O. (2018-present)


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop



  • Joseph Patrick Delaney, appointed Bishop of Worth in 1981


Catholic Education



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.[3]




  • KMBH (TV) DT 38 - PBS-member station


  • KJJF 88.9 FM and KHID 88.1 FM - NPR-member stations



See also


  • List of Catholic dioceses in the United States


References





  1. ^ "Diocese of Brownsville". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrow.html


  3. ^ About Us




Sources and external links



  • GCatholic, with Google map - data for most sections

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Official Site








Coordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′04″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W / 25.93028; -97.48444







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