Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin
Diocese of Austin Dioecesis Austiniensis | |
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| 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 2012) 2,809,636 518,940 (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 |
| Bishops emeritus | John E. McCarthy |
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| Website | |
| austindiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin (Latin: Dioecesis Austiniensis) includes 123 parishes and missions and six university Catholic student centers[2] 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 558,000 Catholics live in the diocese (2015 estimate).[3] There are 221 priests (176 active, 45 retired), 213 permanent deacons (164 active, 49 retired), approximately 46 brothers and 102 sisters serving in the diocese.[4]
History
The diocese was founded on November 15, 1947. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. It was announced on January 26, 2010 that Joe S. Vazquez, previously auxiliary bishop and Vicar General/Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston would be installed as bishop for the Diocese of Austin.[5] On January 21, 2015 Pope Francis appointed Rev. Daniel E. Garcia as the first auxiliary bishop in the history of the diocese.[6] 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:
- Louis Joseph Reicher (29 Nov 1947 Appointed - 15 Nov 1971 Retired)
- Vincent Madeley Harris (15 Nov 1971 Succeeded - 25 Feb 1985 Resigned)
- John E. McCarthy (19 Dec 1985 Appointed - 2 Jan 2001 Retired)
- Gregory Michael Aymond (2 Jan 2001 Succeeded - 12 Jun 2009 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)[7]
- Joe S. Vásquez (26 January 2010 Appointed - present) [8]
Auxiliary Bishops
- Daniel E. Garcia (3 March 2015 – present)
Other bishops who were priests of this diocese
- Michael J. Sis, appointed bishop of San Angelo in 2013
- William Mulvey, appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi in 2010
- Patrick Zurek, appointed Bishop of Amarillo in 2008
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.[9]
Parishes
- This list is a list of all the parishes in the diocese.[10]
- Austin Central Deanery
- Cristo Rey Parish, Austin
- Holy Cross Parish, Austin
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Austin
- Our Lady's Maronite Parish, Austin
- Sacred Heart Parish, Austin
- San Jose Parish, Austin
- Santa Barbara Parish, Austin
- St. Austin Parish, Austin
- St. Edward's Campus Ministry, Austin
- St. Ignatius Parish, Austin
- St. Julia Parish, Austin
- St. Louis Parish, Austin
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Austin
- St. Theresa Parish, Austin
- University Catholic Center, Austin
- Austin North Deanery
- St. Theresa Parish, Austin
- St. Louis Parish, Austin
- St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Austin
- St. Thomas More Parish, Austin
- St. Albert the Great Parish, Austin
- Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, Austin
- Sacred Heart Parish, Austin
- St. Margaret Mary Parish, Cedar Park
- St. Mary, Our Lady of the Lake, Lago Vista
- Austin South Deanery
- St. Peter The Apostle Parish, Austin
- St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Austin
- St. John Neumann Parish, Austin
- Dolores Parish, Austin
- St. Paul Parish, Austin
- St. Andrew Kim Parish, Austin
- San Francisco Javier Parish, Austin
- Emmaus Parish, Lakeway
- San Juan Diego - Stoney Point, Austin
- Bastrop/Lockhart Deanery
- Ascension Parish, Bastrop
- Sacred Heart Parish, Elgin
- St. Mary Parish, Lockhart
- St. John Parish, Luling
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Martindale
- St. Paul Parish, Smithville
- St. Michael Parish, Uhland
- Sacred Heart - Rockne, Bastrop
- St. Mary of the Assumption - String Prairie, Bastrop
- Brenham/La Grange Deanery
- St. Mary Parish, Brenham
- St. Stanislaus Parish, Chappell Hill
- St. Joseph Parish, Dime Box
- St. John The Baptist, Fayetteville
- St. Margaret Parish, Giddings
- Sacred Heart Parish, La Grange
- Holy Family Parish, Lexington
- St. Joseph Parish, Rockdale
- St. Ann Parish, Somerville
- St. Mary - Ellinger/Hostyn Hill, Fayetteville
- Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Washington
- St. Mary - Pin Oak, Giddings
- Bryan/College Station Deanery
- St. Mary Parish, Bremond
- St. Anthony Parish, Bryan
- St. Joseph Parish, Bryan
- Santa Teresa Parish, Bryan
- St. Mary Parish, Caldwell
- Holy Rosary, Caldwell
- St. Mary Catholic Center, College Station
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, College Station
- St. Francis of Assisi, Franklin
- St. Mary Parish, Hearne
- San Salvador, Bryan
- Georgetown/Round Rock Deanery
- Santa Rosa Parish, Andice
- St. Helen Parish, Georgetown
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish, Granger
- Holy Trinity Parish, Jarrell
- St. Joseph Parish, Manor
- St. Elizabeth Parish, Pflugerville
- St. Patrick Parish, Hutto
- St. John Vianney Parish, Round Rock
- St. William Parish, Round Rock
- St. Mary of the Assumption, Taylor
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Taylor
- Killeen/Temple Deanery
- Christ the King Parish, Belton
- St. Michael Parish, Burlington
- St. Joseph Parish - Cyclone, Burlington
- St. Monica Parish, Cameron
- Holy Family Parish, Copperas Cove
- St. Paul Chong Hasang Parish, Harker Heights
- St. Joseph Parish, Killeen
- St. Matthew Parish, Rogers
- St. Stephen Parish, Salado
- St. Luke Parish, Temple
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Temple
- St. Mary Parish, Temple
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Marak, Burlington
- St. Ann - Rosebud, Burlington
- Church of the Visitation, Lott
- Lampasas/Marble Falls Deanery
- Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Burnet
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - 58th St "Red Team" Chapel, Fort Hood
- St. Peter Parish, Goldthwaite
- Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Horseshoe Bay
- St. Paul the Apostle, Horseshoe Bay
- St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Kingsland
- St. Mary Parish, Lampasas
- Holy Trinity Parish, Llano
- St. Joseph - Mason, Llano
- St. John Parish, Marble Falls
- St. Mary, San Saba
- Holy Cross, Bertram
- Good Shepherd - Lometa, Lampasas
- San Marcos Deanery
- St. Ferdinand Parish, Blanco
- Santa Cruz Parish, Buda
- St. Martin de Porres Parish, Dripping Springs
- Good Shepherd Parish, Johnson City
- St. Anthony Marie de Claret, Kyle
- Our Lady of Wisdom University Parish, San Marcos
- St. John the Evangelist Parish, San Marcos
- St. Mary Parish, Wimberley
- Waco Deanery
- St. Philip Parish, China Spring
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Gatesville
- St. Thomas Parish, Hamilton
- St. Joseph Parish, Marlin
- St. Eugene Parish, McGregor
- St. Mary Parish, Mexia
- St. Mary, Church of the Assumption, Waco
- St. Francis On The Brazos Parish, Waco
- St. Louis Parish, Waco
- Sacred Heart Parish, Waco
- St. Joseph Parish, Waco
- St. Peter Catholic Student Center, Waco
- St. Jerome Parish, Waco
- St. Mary, Church of the Assumption, West
- St. Martin - Tours, West
- St. Joseph - Elk, West
- Sacred Heart - Lott, Marlin
- Our Lady of San Juan - Moody, McGregor
- St. John The Baptist, Waco
Other Facilities
The diocese operates the Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Belton, Texas.[11]
High schools
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Temple
- Reicher Catholic High School, Waco
- St. Joseph Catholic High School, Bryan
- St. Michael's Catholic Academy, Austin
- San Juan Diego Catholic High School, Austin
- St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School, Austin (opened 2009)
Organization
The Central Administrative Office is a non-profit corporation registered in Texas. Each parish is a separate non-profit corporation.[12] The Central Administrative Office had revenues of $39.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 2015.[13]
References
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet.pdf
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet.pdf
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet_1.pdf
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/sites/default/files/Fact%20Sheet_1.pdf
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/department_home.php?id=1
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/article/15296/rev-daniel-e-garcia-appointed-auxiliary-bishop
- ^ "Diocese of Austin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/department_home.php?id=1
- ^ http://archive.austindiocese.org/about_coatofarms.php
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/parishes/deanery-list
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/about-us
- ^ http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/
- ^ http://www.austindiocese.org/sites/default/files/CAO%20Financial%20Statements%20063015%20Final%2011-16-15_0.pdf
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