Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso
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Diocese of El Paso Dioecesis Elpasensis |
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The coat of arms of the diocese
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Antonio |
| Population - Catholics |
668,000 (80.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 March 1914 |
| Cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mark J. Seitz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Gustavo Garcia-Siller Archbishop of San Antonio |
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| Website | |
| elpasodiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso (Latin: Dioecesis Elpasensis) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in West Texas. Covering 26,686 square miles (69,120 km2), it encompasses the Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler with approximately 668,000 professing members, being 80.8% of the total population, served by 107 priests, 54 parishes and 237 male and female religious. The see is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Erected on 3 March 1914, the Diocese of El Paso originally covered nearly 65,000 square miles (170,000 km2) in West Texas and southern New Mexico having been created from parts of the dioceses of Dallas, San Antonio and Tucson. The present boundaries of the diocese were established on 17 August 1982 when the New Mexico portion of the diocese was split off to form part of the newly created Diocese of Las Cruces.
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