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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 ...
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.
In 1847, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Galveston for the 20,000 Catholics who lived in the new state of Texas.This new diocese covered an area as large as France and was served by one bishop and ten missionary priests. [3]
The Vatican renamed the diocese as the Diocese of Galveston-Houston on July 25, 1959. [5] In 1959, Nold suffered a heart attack. Around that same time, he started suffering from kidney disease. In September 1961, Nold ordered that all Catholic schools in the diocese be racially integrated. [1] During a hospitalization in 1963, he went blind.
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 ...
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]
Remembering Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza 🙏 He served the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for 21 years before retiring.
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.