Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

Diocese of Corpus Christi Dioecesis Corporis Christi
Corpus Christi Cathedral
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and a portion of McMullin County
Ecclesiastical province	Galveston-Houston
Population - Catholics (including non-members)	388,878 (69.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 23, 1912
Cathedral	Corpus Christi Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	William Mulvey
Metropolitan Archbishop	Daniel DiNardo
Bishops emeritus	René Henry Gracida Edmond Carmody
Map
Website
diocesecc.org

The Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912, having been the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville until then. Over the years, it has lost territory to be parts of other dioceses, including, in 1965, Brownsville. The Diocese of Corpus Christi is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Bishops[]

Vicars Apostolic of Brownsville[]

1. Dominic Manucy (1874-1884)
   - John Claude Neraz, Bishop of San Antonio, Apostolic Administrator, 1887 to 1890
2. Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890-1911)

Bishops of Corpus Christi[]

1. Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913-1920), appointed Bishop of Saulte Sainte Marie-Marquette
2. Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921-1949)
3. Mariano Simon Garriga (1949-1965; Coadjutor 1936-1949)
4. Thomas Joseph Drury (1965-1983)
5. René Henry Gracida (1983-1997)
6. Roberto González Nieves (1997-1999; Coadjutor 1995-1997), appointed Archbishop of San Juan in Puerto Rico
7. Edmond Carmody (2000-2010)
8. William Mulvey (2010–present)

Former Auxiliary Bishop of Corpus Christi[]

• Adolph Marx (1956-1965), appointed Bishop of Brownsville

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• Raymundo Joseph Peña, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio in 1976 and later Bishop of El Paso and Bishop of Brownsville
• James Anthony Tamayo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston in 1993 and later Bishop of Laredo
• Daniel Edward Flores, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit in 2006 and later Bishop of Brownsville
• Louis Frederick Kihneman, appointed Bishop of Biloxi in 2016

Education[]

High Schools[]

• Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
• St. John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi

Radio[]

• KLUX

See also[]

References[]

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External links[]

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi Official Site

Coordinates: 27°44′34″N 97°24′07″W / 27.74278°N 97.40194°W / 27.74278; -97.40194

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