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The archdiocese covers a portion of Southeast Texas, and is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province covering east-Texas. The archdiocese was erected in 2004, having been a diocese since 1959 and the "Diocese of Galveston" since 1847. It is the second metropolitan see in Texas after the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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.
Debra Haney, the superintendent of schools of the Galveston-Houston diocese, stated that the enrollment decreased due to the proliferation of charter schools. [ 43 ] Queen of Peace Catholic School ( East End, Houston ) - opened on September 8, 1947 in a four classroom building.
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (born May 23, 1949) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church.He is the second and current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, serving since 2006.
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (January 25, 1931 – September 19, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, serving from 1985 to 2006.
Galveston-Houston: Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston: Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo: 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)
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]
Italo Dell’Oro, CRS (born June 20, 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas since 2021. Biography