Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas is a Roman Catholic diocese in Victoria, Texas. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory serves as the cathedral church. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
The diocese covers the following counties in Texas: Calhoun, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton.

History

established the diocese on April 13, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston and the Diocese of Corpus Christi. On December 29, 2004 the diocese was transferred from the province of San Antonio to the newly established Province of Galveston-Houston.

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
  1. Charles Victor Grahmann, appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Dallas
  2. David Eugene Fellhauer
  3. Brendan John Cahill

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