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The diocese estimates a population of over 625,000 Catholics. As of 2021, the Diocese of Austin had 216 priests (168 active, 48 retired); 240 permanent deacons (160 active, 80 retired); and approximately 30 brothers and 84 sisters. [3] It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Both sides compromised and agreed that the new church be named in honor of Mary. In 1872, after Austin was made the permanent capital of the state, the parish laid the cornerstone for a new church choosing a location one block north of the original building. [3] At the time, Austin was part of the Diocese of Galveston. St.
•1840.04.27: Established as the Diocese of Both Californias with territory from the Diocese of Sonora •1849.11.20: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey •1859: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles •1892: Title Changed to Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego •1922: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Monterrey-Fresno
In 1936, Byrne helped organize the centennial celebration of Texan independence from Mexico, holding an open-air mass at the San Jacinto Battlefield near Houston. [27] In 1947, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Austin, taking territory from the Diocese of Galveston.
Gregory Michael Aymond (born November 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of New Orleans since 2009.. Aymond was previously the Bishop of Austin from 2001 to 2009 and coadjutor bishop from 2000 to 2001.
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Joe Steve Vásquez (born July 9, 1957) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Austin in Texas from 2010 to 2025. Additionally, he served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas from November 2023 to December 2024. Pope Francis named Vásquez as archbishop of the Archdiocese of ...
From 1990 to 1992, Sis left Cristo Rey and the university to serve as the associate pastor at St. Mary's Cathedral Parish in Austin. He then returned to Texas A&M as associate pastor in 1992. Sis served as pastor at the university from 1993 to 2006. [2] In 2006, Sis left Texas A&M to become the vocation director for the diocese.