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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler

Coordinates: 32°20′03″N 95°18′00″W / 32.33417°N 95.30000°W / 32.33417; -95.30000
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Diocese of Tyler

Dioecesis Tylerensis
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Tyler
Location
CountryUnited States
Territory33 counties in Eastern Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston
MetropolitanTyler, Texas
Population
- Catholics
55,934 (4.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 24, 1987
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Strickland
Map
Website
dioceseoftyler.org
Exterior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler
Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler (Latin: Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler is its mother church. The Diocese of Tyler is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

History

The diocese was founded on December 12, 1986, and erected on February 24, 1987.[1]

Bishops

Bishops of Tyler

  1. Charles Edwin Herzig (1986–1991)
  2. Edmond Carmody (1992–2000), appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
  3. Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. (2000–2011), appointed Bishop of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico
  4. Joseph E. Strickland (2012–Present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Geography

The diocese comprises the following 33 counties in East and Northeast Texas:

  • Anderson
  • Angelina
  • Bowie
  • Camp
  • Cass
  • Cherokee
  • Delta
  • Franklin
  • Freestone
  • Gregg
  • Harrison
  • Henderson
  • Hopkins
  • Houston
  • Lamar
  • Leon
  • Madison
  • Marion
  • Morris
  • Nacogdoches
  • Panola
  • Rains
  • Red River
  • Rusk
  • Sabine
  • San Augustine
  • Shelby
  • Smith
  • Titus
  • Trinity
  • Upshur
  • Van Zandt
  • Wood

The parishes of the diocese are grouped into six deaneries for administrative purposes: Northwest, West Central, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, East Central.

Diocesan offices

  • Office of the Bishop
  • Office of the Chancellor
  • Office of the Vicar General
  • Diocesan Tribunal
  • Catholic Campus Ministries
  • Catholic Charities
  • Catholic East Texas
  • Office of Catholic Schools
  • Office of Development
  • Diocesan Finance Council
  • Office of the Promoter of Justice (Ethics & Integrity)
  • Respect Life Program
  • Office of Vocations

High schools

See also

References

  1. ^ Texas Almanac-Diocese of Tyler

32°20′03″N 95°18′00″W / 32.33417°N 95.30000°W / 32.33417; -95.30000

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