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Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas

Also known as

  • Dioecesis Corporis Christi

Founded

  • 28 August 1874 by Pope Blessed Pius IX as the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville

Elevated

  • 23 March 1912 by Pope Saint Pius X as the Diocese of Corpus Christi

Suffragan of

  • Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas

Bishops

    Additional Information

    • Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
    • Diocese of Corpus Christ
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    Notes

    The Oblate Fathers, notably Father Verdet, were first missionaries in Texas; Father O’Reilly built the first church in Corpus Christi in 1856.

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