Diocese of Victoria in Texas

This article is about the diocese in Texas. For the diocese in British Columbia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada.
Diocese of Victoria in Texas

Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia
Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryFayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda, Lavaca, Jackson, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad counties in Southeastern Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceGalveston-Houston
Statistics
Area9,609 sq mi (24,890 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 284,000
  • 106,441 (40.9%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 13, 1982 (43 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Victory
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopBrendan J. Cahill
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoe S. Vásquez
Map
Website
victoriadiocese.org

The Diocese of Victoria in Texas (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Texia) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Texas in the United States. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves is the mother church. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The bishop is Brendan J. Cahill.

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