- Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
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Diocese of Corpus Christi
Dioecesis Corporis ChristiLocation Country United States Territory 11 counties in Southern Texas Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Metropolitan Corpus Christi, Texas Population
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388,878Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established March 23, 1912 Cathedral Corpus Christi Cathedral Patron saint Our Lady of Guadalupe Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop William Mulvey
Bishop of Corpus ChristiMetropolitan Archbishop Daniel DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-HoustonEmeritus Bishops Roberto González Nieves
Edmond CarmodyMap Website diocesecc.org 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.
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- 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)
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913–1920)
- Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921–1949)
- Mariano Simon Garriga (1949–1965)
- Thomas Joseph Drury (1965–1983)
- René Henry Gracida (1983–1997)
- Roberto González Nieves (1997–1999)
- Edmond Carmody (2000–2010)
- William Mulvey (2010—)
High schools
- Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
- John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston
- Culture of Corpus Christi, Texas
- Religious organizations established in 1912
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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