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Galveston, Texas, Diocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Covers 9,354 square miles of southeastern Texas. Established as the prefecture apostolic of Texas in 1839. Elevated to a vicariate apostolic on July 10, 1841. Elevated to the diocese of Galveston on May 4, May 4, 1847 as a suffragan of New Orleans. Its name was changed to the diocese of Galveston-Houston on July 25, 1959. Elevated to an archdiocese on December 29, 2004. Suffragen dioceses include
- Austin, Texas
- Beaumont, Texas
- Brownsville, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Tyler, Texas
- Victoria, Texas
See also:
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- patron saints index
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Entry for 'Galveston, Texas, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/galveston-texas-diocese-of.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Galveston, Texas, Diocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/galveston-texas-diocese-of.html. 1910.
