Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio

The Archdiocese of San Antonio (Latin: Sancti Archidioecesis Antonii ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church located in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

It was dissolved on 28 August 1874 the diocese of Galveston as an independent diocese. Archdiocese of New Orleans as belonging to the Ecclesiastical Province, it announced on March 3, 1914, some areas of the new Diocese of El Paso and on August 3, 1926 from the foundation of the Diocese of Amarillo. On August 3, 1926 San Antonio was raised to an archbishopric at the same time, the ecclesiastical province now includes the dioceses of Dallas, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock and the Diocese of San Angelo. On November 15, 1947 were from other areas of the new Diocese of Austin, making it 1950 259 908 ( 35.8 %) counted Catholics in 106 parishes with 133 diocesan priests, 174 religious priests and 1,070 nuns. After April 13, 1982, a delivery area to the new Diocese of Victoria in Texas and on 3 July 2000 once the areas Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and La Salle County Half of the new Diocese of Laredo have been made ​​, it still counted 2003 644 357 ( 32.9 %) Catholics to 72,081 km ² in 139 parishes with 155 diocesan and 196 religious priests, 312 deacons and 834 religious sisters.

The Archbishop of San Antonio is to fulfill his episcopal duties a suffragan to the side

Bishops of San Antonio

Archbishops of San Antonio

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