Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas

Also known as

  • Dioecesis Corporis Christi

Founded

Elevated

Suffragan of

Bishops

    Additional Information

    Notes

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

    Category: Dioceses, Dioceses of Texas, Dioceses of the United States, Elevated by Pope Pius X, Elevated in 1912, Founded by Pope Pius IX, Founded in 1874, Gazetteer of the Faith, New Catholic Dictionary, Related to the United States, Suffragan of Galveston-Houston Texas