| Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Galveston-houston |
Article Index for Roman Catholic |
Website Links For Roman Catholic |
Information AboutRoman Catholic Archdiocese Of Galveston-houston |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON | |
| roman catholic ecclesiastical province of galveston-houston | |
| galveston, texas | |
| houston, texas | |
|
HISTORY The archdiocesan history began with the erection of the Prefecture Apostolic of Texas in 1839 , thus making Galveston the "''Mother Church of Texas''". The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on July 10 , 1841 . On May 4 , 1847 , the vicariate became the Diocese of Galveston. On July 25 , 1959 , the name of the diocese was changed to Galveston-Houston. The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900 had devastated the city of Galveston. After the hurricane, the city of Houston began to expand after the Port Of Houston was completed. The name change occurred since Houston overshadowed Galveston and became the dominant city of southeast Texas. On ; Beaumont ; Brownsville ; Corpus Christi ; Tyler ; and Victoria In Texas . Within the archdiocese, many famous landmarks are contained. St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica , one of the few buildings and only church to survive the 1900 Galveston Storm . It was the original Cathedral for the diocese and in fact the oldest cathedral in Texas. Another building to survive the storm is the Bishop's Palace , a Victorian style mansion in Galveston. Another old Church, and one of the oldest in Texas, is Anunciation Church in downtown Houston. BISHOPS The current Archbishop of Galveston-Houston is His Excellency Archbishop Daniel DiNardo . He became archbishop on February 28, 2006, upon Pope Benedict XVI's acceptance of Joseph Fiorenza's retirement. There are also two Auxiliary Bishop s, Bishops Vincent M. Rizzotto and José S. Vásquez . Here is a complete list of all ordinaries of the see:
STATISTICS About 1 million Catholics live within archdiocesan boundaries, making the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston the largest in the state of Texas and the eleventh largest in the United States. Catholics make up about 21.4% of the total population. There are about 447 priests, 200 diocesan, 206 religious, and 33 other, which means there are about 2,297 Catholics per priest. the archdiocese has about 378 permanent deacons. All these clergy serve about 150 parishes. {Link without Title} SCHOOLS The Archdiocese helps operate several Catholic schools within its area. Universities
K-12 schools
Secondary schools High schools (9-12)
Middle/Junior high schools (6-8)
PK-9 schools
K-8 schools
PK-8 schools
Primary schools K-6 schools
PK-6 schools
K-5
EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|