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The Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston (Latin: Archidiœcesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction—an archdiocese—of the Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese covers a portion of Southeast Texas, and is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province covering east-Texas. The ...
A few dioceses bear the names of two cities, variously reflecting a shift in the major center of population, e.g., the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; future plan to divide a diocese, e.g., the former Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas; union of two former dioceses, e.g., the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph; political expedience, e.g., the ...
Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (2006–present), Coadjutor Bishop/Archbishop (2004–06), former bishop of Sioux City (1998–2004, Coadjutor 1997–98) Diocese of Pittsburgh: Italo Dell'Oro, C.R.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (2021–present) Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston, ordained for the Diocese of Como Diocese of Austin ...
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston bought the site in March 1999. The church's 100-seat 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m 2 ) sanctuary and 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m 2 ) Formation Center were scheduled to be completed in early March 2004 for a total of $5.8 million.
The diocese was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by John Paul II on December 29, 2004, and he thus became coadjutor archbishop. When Pope Benedict XVI accepted the retirement of Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza , DiNardo succeeded him as the second archbishop of Galveston-Houston on February 28, 2006.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (Houston) St. Francis de Sales Catholic School (Houston) PK3-8 Ground breaking ceremonies for St. Francis de Sales Catholic School were held on September 19, 1963, one year after the parish was established by the Diocese. On September 8, 1964, the school opened its doors to 463 students in grades 1–6.
It is the primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the mother church of Catholics in Texas, as well as a minor basilica. [3] Along with the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, St. Mary's serves more than 1.5 million Catholics living in the archdiocese. [4] [5]
Joe Steve Vásquez (born July 9, 1957) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Austin in Texas from 2010 to 2025. Additionally, he served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas from November 2023 to December 2024. Pope Francis named Vásquez as archbishop of the Archdiocese of ...