Galveston, Texas, diocese of
Galveston, Texas, diocese of
Covers 9,354 square miles of southeastern Texas. Established as the prefecture apostolic of Texas in 1839 . Elevated to a vicariate apostolic on 10 July 1841 . Elevated to the diocese of Galveston on 4 May 4 May 1847 as a suffragan of New Orleans. Its name was changed to the diocese of Galveston-Houston on 25 July 1959. Elevated to an archdiocese on 29 December 2004 . Suffragen dioceses include
Austin, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Victoria, Texas
See also:
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary