Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
Archdiocese of San Antonio Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii | |
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 The coat of arms of the archdiocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | City of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Antonio |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,841 sq mi (72,110 km2) |
| Population - Catholics | 702,547[1] (30.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 28, 1874 |
| Cathedral | San Fernando Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Gustavo García-Siller |
| Bishops emeritus | Patrick Fernández Flores Thomas Flanagan |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| archsa.org | |
The Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio (Roman Rite) encompasses 27,841 square miles (72,110 km2) in the US state of Texas.
The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and the portion of McMullen north of the Nueces River.[2]
On August 28, 1874, the Catholic Diocese of Galveston was divided and the northern territory was canonically erected by the Holy See as the diocese of San Antonio. Originally part of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans, it was subsequently elevated on August 3, 1926, to a metropolitan archdiocese.
The archbishop of San Antonio also serves as the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of San Antonio with the Archdiocese of San Antonio overseeing the following suffragan dioceses: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock, and San Angelo. All of Texas' dioceses had been suffragan sees under San Antonio until December 2004 when Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to a Metropolitan See.
History of diocese
The Archdiocese of San Antonio was erected as a diocese on August 28, 1874, under the then Diocese of Galveston.[3] It was elevated to an archdiocese on August 3, 1926.[3] As of 2010, it has 139 parishes, 34 missions and two pastoral centers.[4]
With the appointment of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, its cathedral was considered sede vacante until October 14, 2010.[3]
On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gustavo Garcia-Siller as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.[5]
Ordinaries
The following are lists of bishops, archbishops, and auxiliary bishops and their years of service.
Diocese of San Antonio
- Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer (September 2, 1874 Appointed – April 14, 1880 Died)
- John Claude Neraz (February 18, 1881 Appointed – November 15, 1894 Died)
- John Anthony Forest (August 27, 1895 Appointed – March 11, 1911 Died)
- John William Shaw (March 11, 1911 Succeeded – January 25, 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (July 18, 1918 Appointed – August 3, 1926 Elevated to Archbishop)
Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (August 3, 1926 Elevated to Archbishop – September 8, 1940 Died)
- Robert Emmet Lucey (January 23, 1941 Appointed – May 23, 1969 Retired)
- Francis James Furey (May 23, 1969 Appointed – April 23, 1979 Died)
- Patrick Fernández Flores (August 23, 1979 Appointed – December 29, 2004 Retired)
- José Horacio Gómez (December 29, 2004 Appointed – April 6, 2010)[6][7]
- Gustavo Garcia-Siller (October 14, 2010 Appointed- present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Stephen Aloysius Leven, (1955-1969); appointed bishop of San Angelo
- Patrick Fernández Flores (1970-1978); appointed bishop of El Paso
- Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (1975-1982); retired
- Raymundo Joseph Peña (1976-1980)appointed bishop of El Paso
- Charles Victor Grahmann (1981-1982), appointed bishop of Victoria in Texas
- Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B (1981-1982), appointed bishop of Las Cruces
- Bernard Ferdinand Popp (1983-1993); retired
- Edmond Carmody (1988-1992); appointed bishop of Tyler
- Joseph Anthony Galante (1992-1994); appointed bishop of Beaumont
- John Yanta (1994-1997); appointed bishop of Amarillo
- Thomas Flanagan (1998-2005); retired
- Patrick Zurek (1998-2008); appointed bishop of Amarillo
- Oscar Cantú (2008-2013); appointed bishop of Las Cruces
Education
Universities
- University of the Incarnate Word (est. 1881)
- Our Lady of the Lake University (est. 1895)
- St. Mary's University (est. 1852)
High schools
- Antonian College Preparatory High School, San Antonio (Est. 1964)
- Atonement Academy, San Antonio (Est. 1994)
- Central Catholic Marianist High School, San Antonio (Est. 1852)
- Holy Cross of San Antonio, San Antonio (Est. 1957)
- Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio (Est. 1881)
- Our Lady of the Hills High School, Kerrville (Est. 2013)
- Providence High School, San Antonio (Est. 1951)
- St. Anthony Catholic High School, San Antonio (Est. 1903)
- St. Gerard Catholic High School, San Antonio (Est. 1927)
- John Paul II Catholic High School, Schertz (Est. 2009)
Former schools
- St. Francis Academy - High school for girls
- St. Mary's School by the Riverwalk (1910–2004)
Province of San Antonio
See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ^ http://www.archsa.org/fast_facts.aspx
- ^ Official Catholic Directory Anno Domini, Part 1. P.J. Kenedy, 2005. p. 1195. Retrieved from Google Books on October 6, 2012. "The San Antonio Archdiocese comprises Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, McMullen (that part of McMullen County north of the Nueces River), Medina, Real, Uvalde, Vol Verde and Wilson."
- ^ a b c "Archdiocese of San Antonio Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Fast Facts". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. 2010-04-06.
- ^ http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-179E.shtml
- ^ "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2010-04-06.
- ^ "POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 2010-04-02.
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Official Site
- Archdiocese of San Antonio Schools
- Archdiocese of San Antonio (Archives)
- "Diocese of San Antonio". Catholic Encyclopedia.
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