- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
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Archdiocese of San Antonio
Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii
San Fernando Cathedral in San AntonioLocation Country United States Territory City of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen. Ecclesiastical province Province of San Antonio Metropolitan San Antonio, Texas Statistics Area 27,841 sq mi (72,110 km2) Population
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702,547[1]Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established August 28, 1874 Cathedral San Fernando Cathedral Current leadership Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Archbishop of San AntonioAuxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú Emeritus Bishops Patrick Fernández Flores Map 
Website archsa.org 
The coat of arms of the archdiocese
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses 27,841 square miles (72,110 km2) in Texas.
The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.
On August 28, 1874 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston was divided and the northern territory was canonically erected by the Holy See as the diocese of San Antonio. Originally part of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans, it was subsequently elevated on August 3, 1926 to a metropolitan archdiocese.
The archbishop of San Antonio also serves as the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of San Antonio, with oversight of the Texas suffragan sees of Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock and San Angelo. All of Texas' dioceses had been suffragan sees under San Antonio until December 2004, when Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the See of Galveston-Houston to a Metropolitan See.
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History of diocese
The Archdiocese of San Antonio was erected as a diocese on August 28, 1874 under the then Diocese of Galveston.[2] It was elevated to an archdiocese on August 3, 1926.[2] As of 2010, it has 139 parishes, 34 missions and two pastoral centers.[3]
With the appointment of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, its cathedral was considered sede vacante until October 14, 2010.[2]
On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gustavo Garcia-Siller as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, in Texas. [4]
Ordinaries
Diocese of San Antonio
- Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer (September 2, 1874 Appointed – April 14, 1880 Died)
- John Claude Neraz (February 18, 1881 Appointed – November 15, 1894 Died)
- John Anthony Forest (August 27, 1895 Appointed – March 11, 1911 Died)
- John William Shaw (March 11, 1911 Succeeded – January 25, 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (July 18, 1918 Appointed – August 3, 1926 Elevated to Archbishop)
Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (August 3, 1926 Elevated to Archbishop – September 8, 1940 Died)
- Robert Emmet Lucey (January 23, 1941 Appointed – May 23, 1969 Retired)
- Francis James Furey (May 23, 1969 Appointed – April 23, 1979 Died)
- Patrick Fernández Flores (August 23, 1979 Appointed – December 29, 2004 Retired)
- José Horacio Gómez (December 29, 2004 Appointed – April 6, 2010)[5][6]
- Gustavo Garcia-Siller (October 14, 2010 Appointed- present)
Universities
- University of the Incarnate Word (est. 1881)
- Our Lady of the Lake University (est. 1895)
- St. Mary's University (est. 1852)
High schools
- Antonian College Preparatory High School, San Antonio
- Atonement Academy, San Antonio
- Central Catholic Marianist High School, San Antonio
- Holy Cross High School, San Antonio
- Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio
- Our Lady of the Hills High School, Kerrville
- Providence High School, San Antonio
- St. Anthony Catholic High School, San Antonio
- St. Gerard Catholic High School, San Antonio
- John Paul II Catholic High School, Schertz
Province of San Antonio
See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
External links
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Archdiocese of San Antonio Schools
- Archdiocese of San Antonio (Archives)
- "Diocese of San Antonio". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13424b.htm.
- "San Antonio (Archdiocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsnan.html.
References
- ^ http://www.archsa.org/fast_facts.aspx
- ^ a b c "Archdiocese of San Antonio Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsnan.html.
- ^ "Fast Facts". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06. http://www.archdiosa.org/fast_facts.aspx.
- ^ http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-179E.shtml
- ^ "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2010-04-06. http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-061.shtml.
- ^ "POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 2010-04-02. http://www.archdiocese.la/news/story.php?newsid=1169.
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