Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston
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The Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston (Latin: Archidiœcesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction—an archdiocese—of the Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese covers a portion of Southeast Texas, and is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province covering east-Texas. The archdiocese was erected in 2004, having been a diocese since 1959 and the "Diocese of Galveston" since 1847. It is the second metropolitan see in Texas after the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston Archidiœcesis Galvestoniensis–Houstoniensis | |
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 St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Southeastern Texas (Counties of Galveston, Harris, Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller) |
| Deaneries | 13 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45′02″N 95°22′04″W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,257 km2 (8,980 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 6,661,600 1,804,100[1] (27.1%) |
| Parishes | 146 |
| Schools | 59 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 4, 1847 (1847-05-04)[2] |
| Cathedral | St. Mary Cathedral Basilica (Galveston)[3] |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Houston) |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[4] |
| Secular priests | 418 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Cardinal Daniel DiNardo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Italo Dell’Oro |
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The mother church of the archdiocese is St. Mary Cathedral Basilica in Galveston;[3] the co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston. The patron saint is Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
Since 2006, the archbishop of Galveston-Houston is Daniel DiNardo who was also named a cardinal in 2007. The archdiocesan chancery is located in Houston.[5]