Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin

Diocese of Austin
Dioecesis Austiniensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Counties of Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson Counties and the part of Fayette County north of the Colorado River
Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Metropolitan Austin, TX
Statistics
Area 57,424 km2 (22,172 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2016)
3,093,312
571,335 (18.5%)
Parishes 123[1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established November 15, 1947
Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Austin
Patron saint Saint Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joe S. Vásquez
Bishop of Austin
Metropolitan Archbishop Daniel DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
Auxiliary Bishops Daniel E. Garcia
Emeritus Bishops John E. McCarthy
Map
Website
austindiocese.org
St. Mary's Cathedral in Austin
Diocese of Austin Chancery

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin (Latin: Dioecesis Austiniensis) includes 123 parishes and missions and six university Catholic student centers in 25 counties in Central Texas. The diocese stretches from West, Texas, (just north of Waco) in the north to San Marcos in the south to the Bryan - College Station area in the east to Mason in the west. Its largest metropolitan areas are Austin, Bryan – College Station, the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood area and Waco. The diocese estimates over 571,000 Catholics live in the diocese (2016 estimate). As of 2016, it has 226 priests (183 active, 43 retired), 207 permanent deacons (168 active, 39 retired), approximately 43 brothers and 86 sisters serving in the diocese.[1]

History

Pope Pius XII established the diocese on November 15, 1947. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Pope Benedict XVI announced on January 26, 2010, that he selected Joe S. Vazquez, previously auxiliary bishop and Vicar General/Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as bishop for the Diocese of Austin.[2] On January 21, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Rev. Daniel E. Garcia as the first auxiliary bishop in the history of the diocese.[3] At the time of his appointment Fr. Garcia was serving as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The list of bishops and their terms of service:

  1. Louis Joseph Reicher (29 Nov 1947 Appointed – 15 Nov 1971 Retired)
  2. Vincent Madeley Harris (15 Nov 1971 Succeeded – 25 Feb 1985 Resigned)
  3. John E. McCarthy (19 Dec 1985 Appointed – 2 Jan 2001 Retired)
  4. Gregory Michael Aymond (2 Jan 2001 Succeeded – 12 Jun 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)[4]
  5. Joe S. Vásquez (26 January 2010 Appointed – present) [5]

Auxiliary Bishops

Other bishops who were priests of this diocese

The diocesan coat of arms

The coat of arms of the diocese is based on an old coat of arms associated with early Austen or Austin families (in honor of Stephen F. Austin), adapted to express appropriate religious symbolism.

Parishes

This list is a list of all the parishes in the diocese.[6]

Other facilities

The diocese operates the Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Belton, Texas.[7]

High schools

San Juan Diego Catholic High School

Financial status

The Central Administrative Office of the Diocese had revenues of $39.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 2015.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Austin Fact Sheet" (PDF). Diocese of Austin. March 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pope names Vasquez to be bishop in Austin". The Brownsville Herald. Associated Press. January 26, 2010. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. ↑ Beach, Patrick (January 21, 2015). "Pope appoints auxiliary bishop for growing Austin diocese". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Austin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez". Diocese of Austin. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Parishes". Diocese of Austin.
  7. ↑ "About Us". Diocese of Austin.
  8. ↑ "Financial Statements with Supplementary Information" (PDF). Diocese of Austin. June 30, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-23.

External links

Coordinates: 30°15′00″N 97°45′00″W / 30.2500°N 97.7500°W / 30.2500; -97.7500

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