Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler

The Diocese of Tyler (Latin: Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Texas. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler is its mother church. The Diocese of Tyler is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Diocese of Tyler

Dioecesis Tylerensis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country United States
Territory33 counties in Eastern Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
55,934 (4.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 24, 1987
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintImmaculate Conception[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Strickland
Map
Website
dioceseoftyler.org
Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler

History

The diocese was founded on December 12, 1986 and erected on February 24, 1987.[2]

Bishops

Bishops of Tyler
  1. Charles Edwin Herzig (1986–1991)
  2. Edmond Carmody (1992–2000), appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi
  3. Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. (2000–2011), appointed Bishop of Mayagüez in Puerto Rico
  4. Joseph E. Strickland (2012–Present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Geography

The diocese comprises the following 33 counties in East and Northeast Texas:

Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lamar, Leon, Madison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.

The parishes of the diocese are grouped into six deaneries for administrative purposes: Northwest, West Central, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, East Central.

Education
High Schools

See also

References
  1. https://www.dioceseoftyler.org/images/documents/constitution-pdf.pdf
  2. Texas Almanac-Diocese of Tyler

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