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The diocese was created on 24 July 1846 as the Diocese of Vancouver Island, one of three dioceses in the Pacific Northwest created out of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 19 June 1903 and renamed Archdiocese of Victoria in 1904.
In 2004, the diocese was transferred from the province of San Antonio to the newly established Province of Galveston-Houston. [5] [6] After 25 years as bishop, Fellhauer retired in 2015. The current bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas is Brendan J. Cahill from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He was named bishop by Pope Francis in 2015.
Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Victoria in Texas on April 13, 1982. [2] Our Lady of Victory became the cathedral for the diocese at that time. [1] In 2009 the parish acquired the former Town Plaza Mall located next door to the parish property. [3] The former J.C. Penney store was converted into the Cathedral Center. It houses the ...
Victoria is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. It is a two-hour drive from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. The city is named for General Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of independent Mexico. [5] It is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.
Diocese of Victoria may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada, in Victoria, British Columbia; Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas, in Victoria, Texas; The former Anglican Diocese of Victoria, Hong Kong, which had since been reorganised into the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, an Anglican province
St. Andrew's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the diocese of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Built in the High Victorian Gothic style, St. Andrew's was Victoria's third cathedral to be built.
On Saturday, June 14, 2014, Pope Francis named Gary Gordon as Bishop of Victoria. [5] At the time of his appointment, he was Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon. Bishop Gordon succeeded Bishop Richard Gagnon, who was appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg on October 28, 2013.
On 19 September 1908, the Diocese of New Westminster was elevated to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver [1] and in October, 1908, the Archdiocese of Victoria was lowered to the Diocese of Victoria. Father Alexander MacDonald, of Nova Scotia, was quickly appointed and ordained Bishop of Victoria.