Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock

Diocese of Lubbock

*Dioecesis Lubbokensis*
Diocese of Lubbock; Dioecesis Lubbokensis
	Christ the King Cathedral
Location
Country	United States
Territory	25 counties south of the Texas panhandle
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San Antonio
Statistics
Population; - Catholics	; 136,894 (2010)
Parishes	63
Schools	2
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 25, 1983
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Robert Milner Coerver; Bishop of Lubbock
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gustavo Garcia-Siller; Archbishop of San Antonio
Vicar General	Eugene Driscoll
Bishops emeritus	Plácido Rodriguez
Map
Website
	catholiclubbock.org

The Diocese of Lubbock (Template:Lang-la) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Texas. It was founded on June 25, 1983. The Diocese of Lubbock—encompassing 25 counties (Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickins, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum) on the Llano Estacado and Rolling Plains of West Texas—and, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, contained 136,894 self-proclaimed Catholics (Latin and Eastern) who gather in 63 parishes. The Diocese of Lubbock is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio.

History

The Diocese of Lubbock was founded on was founded on June 25, 1983. Prior, the area was part of the Diocese of Amarillo and the Diocese of San Angelo.

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

Michael Jarboe Sheehan (1983–1993), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe
Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F. (1994–2016)
Robert Milner Coerver (since 2016)

Education

Secondary school

Christ the King Cathedral School, Lubbock

Arms

Coat of arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock
	Notes Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected Adopted 1983 Escutcheon The arms of the Diocese of Lubbock are composed of a red shield on which is displayed a silver cross. On this cross is displayed a gold crown (diadem). The base part of the shield has a black background with superimposed a silver sprig of cotton. Symbolism The conjunction of the cross and a gold crown (diadem) are the representation traditionally used to signify Christ, the King; titular of the cathedral church for the diocese. The symbolism of Christ the King is issuant from a base which is used to represent the Caprock Escarpment that stands at the center of diocesan lands and upon which the city is built. This base is black to represent the petroleum under the ground in diocesan territories. On the black background is superimposed a silver sprig of cotton, the primary agricultural crop and economic mainstay of the region.^[1]