Diocese of Austin

Diocese of Austin

Dioecesis Austiniensis
St. Mary's Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson, and the part of Fayette County north of the Colorado River
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Statistics
Area57,424 km2 (22,172 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 3,093,312
  • 571,335 (18.5%)
Parishes123
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 15, 1947
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Austin
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopDaniel E. Garcia
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoe S. Vásquez
Map
Website
austindiocese.org

The Diocese of Austin (Latin: Dioecesis Austiniensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church comprising 25 counties of Central Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Daniel E. Garcia is the bishop.