Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler

Diocese of Tyler
Dioecesis Tylerensis

Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Tyler
Location
Country United States
Territory 33 counties in Eastern Texas
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Metropolitan Tyler, Texas
Population
- Catholics
55,934 (4.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 24, 1987
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Strickland
Map
Website
dioceseoftyler.org
Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler (Latin: Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in 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 of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

History

The diocese was founded on December 12, 1986, and erected on February 24, 1987.[1]

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

  1. Charles Edwin Herzig (1986–1991)
  2. Edmond Carmody (1992–2000)
  3. Álvaro Corrada del Río (2000–2011)
  4. Joseph E. Strickland (2012–Present)

Current Bishop of Tyler

On September 29, 2012, it was announced by the diocese's website, and by the Holy See – on the Vatican's Holy See Press Office Vatican Information Service (VIS) site – that Monsignor Joseph E. Strickland had been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tyler.

Bishop Strickland was consecrated bishop and installed on November 28, 2012, by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, the metropolitan see of the province which includes the Diocese of Tyler. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Álvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J., bishop of the Diocese of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico who was bishop-elect Strickland's predecessor as bishop of Tyler; and Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Strickland was Corrada's delegate when Corrada was serving as Apostolic Administrator during the sede vacante (vacant see) period.[2][3]

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.

Diocesan offices

  • Office of the Bishop
  • Office of the Chancellor
  • Office of the Vicar General
  • Diocesan Tribunal
  • Office of the Bishop's Annual Appeal
  • Catholic Campus Ministries
  • Catholic Campaign for Human Development
  • Catholic Charities
  • Catholic Committee on Scouting
  • Catholic East Texas (Diocesan Newspaper)
  • Office of Catholic Schools
  • Office of the Deaconate
  • Office of Development
  • Office of Evangelization
  • Diocesan Finance Council
  • Diocesan Liturgical Commission
  • Office of the Promoter of Justice (Ethics & Integrity)
  • Office of Faith Formation
  • Office of Family Life
  • Office of Hispanic Ministry
  • Respect Life Program
  • Office of Clergy Development
  • Office of Vocations

High schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac-Diocese of Tyler
  2. ↑ http://www.dioceseoftyler.org/pages/msgr-strickland
  3. ↑ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29762.php?index=29762&lang=en

Coordinates: 32°20′03″N 95°18′00″W / 32.33417°N 95.30000°W / 32.33417; -95.30000

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