Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin
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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 |
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| Area | 57,424 km2 (22,172 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2016) 3,093,312 571,335 (18.5%) |
| Parishes | 123 |
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| 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 |
| Emeritus Bishops | John E. McCarthy |
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| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin (Latin: Dioecesis Austiniensis) includes 123 parishes and missions and six university Catholic student centers 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 571,000 Catholics live in the diocese (2016 estimate). As of 2016, it has 226 priests (183 active, 43 retired), 207 permanent deacons (168 active, 39 retired), approximately 43 brothers and 86 sisters serving in the diocese.
Pope Pius XII established the diocese on November 15, 1947. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Pope Benedict XVI announced on January 26, 2010, that he selected Joe S. Vazquez, previously auxiliary bishop and Vicar General/Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as bishop for the Diocese of Austin. On January 21, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Rev. Daniel E. Garcia as the first auxiliary bishop in the history of the diocese. At the time of his appointment Fr. Garcia was serving as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia.
The list of bishops and their terms of service:
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.
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