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词条 Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
释义

  1. History

  2. Statistics

  3. Episcopal ordinaries

     Bishops of Brownsville  Coadjutor Bishop  Auxiliary Bishop  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop 

  4. Catholic Education

     Middle and elementary schools  High schools 

  5. Public broadcasting

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. Sources and external links

{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Brownsville
| latin = Dioecesis Brownsvillensis
| local = Diócesis de Brownsville
| image = Coat of Arms Diocese of Brownsville, TX.png
| image_size = frameless
| image_alt =
| caption =
| country = {{flag|United States}}
| metropolitan = Daniel DiNardo
| territory = Counties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas
| province = Galveston-Houston
| coordinates =
| area_sqmi = 4,226
| population = 1,264,091
| population_as_of = 2012
| catholics = 1,074,477
| catholics_percent = 85.0
| parishes = 69
| churches =
| congregations =
| schools =
| members =
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = July 10, 1965
| cathedral = Immaculate Conception Cathedral
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| priests =
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Daniel E. Flores
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops = Mario Alberto Avilés
| vicar_general =
| emeritus_bishops = Raymundo Joseph Peña
| map = Diocese of Brownsville in Texas.jpg
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| website = cdob.org
| footnotes =
}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Brownsvillensis}}, {{lang-es|Diócesis de Brownsville}}) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, in Texas, USA.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in Brownsville, Texas


It also has a Minor Basilica& National Shrine: Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine in San Juan, Texas.

History

  • Founded on 1874.08.28 as Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville / Brownsvillen(sis) (Latin), of territory split off from the then Diocese of Galveston.
  • Suppressed on 1912.03.23, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Corpus Christi (also Texan)
  • Restored (and promoted) on 10 July 1965 as Diocese of Brownsville / Brovnsvillen(sis) (Latin), regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Corpus Christi.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,090,000 Catholics (85.0% of 1,283,000 total) on 111,125 km² in 71 parishes, 3 missions, 118 priests (85 diocesan, 33 religious), 92 deacons, 140 lay religious (52 brothers, 88 sisters), 18 seminarians.

The Diocese has the highest percentage of Catholics to total diocese population in the United States: as of 2006 there were 943,611 Catholics among a total population of 1,110,130, or 85.0%.[1]

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishops of Brownsville

  1. Adolph Marx (1965)&91;2&93;
  2. Humberto Sousa Medeiros (1966-1970), appointed Archbishop of Boston (elevated to Cardinal in 1973)
  3. John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1971-1991)
  4. Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (1991-1994)
  5. Raymundo Joseph Peña (1994-2009)
  6. Daniel E. Flores (2009-present)

Coadjutor Bishop

  • Enrique San Pedro, S.J. (1991)

Auxiliary Bishop

  • Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O. (2018-present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Joseph Patrick Delaney, appointed Bishop of Worth in 1981

Catholic Education

Middle and elementary schools

The diocese operates the following schools:

Guadalupe Regional Middle School, 6-8 (Brownsville);

St. Joseph's School, PK-8 (Edinburg);

St. Mary's School, PK-6 (Brownsville);

St. Luke's School, PK-8 (Brownsville);

Our Lady of Sorrows School, PK-8 (McAllen);

St. Anthony's School, PK-8 (Harlingen);

Incarnate Word School, PK-8 (Brownsville);

St. Martin de Porras School, PK-3 (Weslaco);

Oratory Academy, PK-8 (Pharr);

Our Lady of Guadalupe School, PK-6 (Mission);

Immaculate Conception School, PK-8 (Rio Grande City).

High schools

  • Oratory Athenaeum for University Preparation, Pharr
  • Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville
  • Juan Diego Academy, Mission.

Public broadcasting

The diocese's radio and television stations are operated under the license name of RGV Educational Broadcasting, Inc.[3]

  • KMBH (TV) DT 38 - PBS-member station
  • KJJF 88.9 FM and KHID 88.1 FM - NPR-member stations

See also

  • List of Catholic dioceses in the United States

References

1. ^{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dbrow|Diocese of Brownsville|21 January 2015}}
2. ^http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrow.html
3. ^About Us

Sources and external links

  • GCatholic, with Google map - data for most sections
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Official Site
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