Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth

Diocese of Fort Worth Dioecesis Arcis-Vorthensis
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Fort Worth
Location
Country	United States
Territory	28 counties of North Central Texas
Ecclesiastical province	San Antonio
Statistics
Area	23.950 sq mi (62.03 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	3,260,246 710,000 (21.8%)
Parishes	89
Schools	17
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 9, 1969
Cathedral	St. Patrick Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Patrick
Secular priests	155
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Michael F. Olson
Map
Website
http://www.fwdioc.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth in the United States was established on August 9, 1969, after being part of the Diocese of Dallas for 79 years. At present, the diocese has more than 560,000 Catholics in 89 parishes and missions, served by 123 priests, 110 deacons, 24 sisters, and 5 brothers. It is made up of 28 counties of North Central Texas: Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young with a total of 23,950 mi².