Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
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Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Counties of Galveston, Harris, Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston |
| Metropolitan | Southeastern Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45′33″N 95°21′38″W / 29.75917°N 95.36056°WCoordinates: 29°45′33″N 95°21′38″W / 29.75917°N 95.36056°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,257 km2 (8,980 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 6,249,904 1,181,398 (18.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 4, 1847 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary Cathedral Basilica (Galveston) |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Houston) |
| Patron saint | Mary, the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Cardinal Daniel DiNardo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | George Sheltz |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Joseph Fiorenza Vincent M. Rizzotto |
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| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston (Latin: Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis) encompasses 8,880 square miles (23,000 km2) of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston, Harris, Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller.
The chancery of the archdiocese is located in Downtown Houston. The archdiocese's first cathedral church is St. Mary Cathedral Basilica in Galveston, with a co-cathedral, the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located in Downtown Houston. The co-cathedral is used for all major archdiocesan liturgies.
The archdiocesan history began with the erection of the prefecture apostolic of Texas in 1839, thus making Galveston the "Mother Church of Texas". The prefecture was elevated to a vicariate apostolic on July 10, 1841. On May 4, 1847, the vicariate became the Diocese of Galveston in the Province of New Orleans and St. Mary Cathedral Basilica was designated the cathedral.
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