Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
| Diocese of Corpus Christi Dioecesis Corporis Christi |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 11 counties in Southern Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Metropolitan | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Population - Catholics |
388,878 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 23, 1912 |
| Cathedral | Corpus Christi Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | William Mulvey Bishop of Corpus Christi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
| Emeritus Bishops | Roberto González Nieves Edmond Carmody |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesecc.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- Dominic Manucy (1874–1884)
- Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890–1911)
(Manucy and Verdaguer y Prat were the bishops of the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville, from which the Diocese of Corpus Christi was formed)
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913–1920)
- Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921–1949)
- Mariano Simon Garriga (1949–1965)
- Thomas Joseph Drury (1965–1983)
- René Henry Gracida (1983–1997)
- Roberto González Nieves (1997–1999)
- Edmond Carmody (2000–2010)
- William Mulvey (2010—)
High schools
- Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
- John Paul II High School, Corpus Christi
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