Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
Diocese of Brownsville
Dioecesis Brownsvillensis

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brownsville
Location
Country United States
Territory Four counties in Southern Texas
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Metropolitan Brownsville, Texas
Population
- Catholics

943,611
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established July 10, 1965
Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Bishop of Brownsville
Metropolitan Archbishop Daniel DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
Emeritus Bishops Raymundo Joseph Peña
Map
Website
cdob.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965. The number of catholics is 943,611 among the total population of 1,110,130 in 2006. The percentage of catholics is 85.0%, the highest in the United States.[1]

Contents

Bishops

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-6 (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.[2]

References

External links


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