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The Diocese of Laredo (Latin: Dioecesis Laredanus, Spanish: Diócesis de Laredo) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in South Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio The Diocese of Laredo was founded on July 3, 2000.
James Anthony Tamayo (born October 23, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Laredo in Texas since 2000. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas from 1993 to 2000.
The Cathedral of San Agustin (Spanish: Catedral de San Agustín) is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the heart of the downtown area in the San Agustin Historical District. The present church building dates from 1872. The bishop is James Anthony Tamayo.
According to Rachel Hrbolich, executive director of Catholic Charities for the Youngstown Diocese, Barber strengthened the network of those serving in the prison ministry. Along the Way: David E ...
Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide. Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC), the organization changed its name in 1986 to Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). [3] Donna Markham was the first female president to lead CCUSA. She held the position from 2015 ...
After the Reformation, the Church lost a large amount of property in both Catholic and Protestant countries, and after a period of sharply increased poverty, poor relief had to become more tax based. Within the United States, each diocese typically has a Catholic Charities organization that is run as a diocesan corporation, i.e., a civil ...
Bethany House of Laredo is a non-profit organization [1] based in Laredo, Texas, USA, serving homeless people, disabled people, impoverished people, elderly people and veterans Laredo and Webb County. [2] The organization runs several centers providing shelters and services for homeless people and other vulnerable groups. [1]
The diocese has the second highest percentage of Catholics to total diocese population in the United States, second only to the Diocese of Laredo. As of 2020, the Diocese of Brownsville comprised 1,171,182 Catholics out of a total population of 1,377,861, or 85.0%. [15]