Diocese of Austin, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Austin / Austinien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Galveston–Houston

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 20

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1947.11.15: Established as Diocese of Austin / Austinien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, Diocese of Dallas and Diocese of Galveston and became suffragan of San Antonio)
1961.10.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Angelo
1989.12: Lost territory to Diocese of Victoria
2004.12.29: Became suffragan of Galveston–Houston

Contact Info

Address: Pastoral Center, 6225 E. Highway 290, P.O. Box 15405, Austin, TX 78761-5405, USA

Phone: +1 (512) 949-2415

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Austin (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Stephen Vásquez (67) (later Archbishop)
(2010.01.26 – 2025.01.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA)

Sigueme

Born:	1957.07.09 (Stamford, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1984.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.01.23

Priest of San Angelo (USA) (1984.06.30 – 2001.11.30)

Titular Bishop of Cova (2001.11.30 – 2010.01.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA) (2001.11.30 – 2010.01.26)

Bishop of Austin (USA) (2010.01.26 – 2025.01.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Tyler (USA) (2023.11.11 – 2024.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Galveston–Houston (USA) (2025.01.20 – ...)

Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond (75) (later Archbishop)
(2001.01.02 – 2009.06.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA)

God is faithful

Born:	1949.11.12 (New Orleans, LA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.05.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.01.10

Priest of New Orleans (USA) (1975.05.10 – 1996.11.19)

Titular Bishop of Acholla (1996.11.19 – 2000.06.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans (USA) (1996.11.19 – 2000.06.02)

Coadjutor Bishop of Austin (USA) (2000.06.02 – 2001.01.02)

Bishop of Austin (USA) (2001.01.02 – 2009.06.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (2009.06.12 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria (USA) (2019.04.03 – 2020.04.21)

Bishop John Edward McCarthy
(1985.12.19 – 2001.01.02)

Born:	1930.06.21 (Houston, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.03.14
Died:	2018.08.18 († 88)

Titular Bishop of Pićan (1979.01.23 – 1985.12.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston–Houston (USA) (1979.01.23 – 1985.12.19)

Bishop of Austin (USA) (1985.12.19 – 2001.01.02)

Bishop Vincent Madeley Harris
(1971.11.15 – 1985.02.25)

Born:	1913.10.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1938.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.09.28
Died:	1988.03.31 († 74)

Bishop of Beaumont (USA) (1966.07.04 – 1971.04.27)

Titular Bishop of Rotaria (1971.04.27 – 1971.11.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Austin (USA) (1971.04.27 – 1971.11.15)

Bishop of Austin (USA) (1971.11.15 – 1985.02.25)

Bishop Louis Joseph Reicher
(1947.11.29 – 1971.11.15)

Born:	1890.06.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1918.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.04.14
Died:	1984.02.23 († 93)

Bishop of Austin (USA) (1947.11.29 – 1971.11.15)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Gregory Michael Aymond (75) (later Archbishop) (2000.06.02 – 2001.01.02)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Vincent Madeley Harris (1971.04.27 – 1971.11.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Elias Garcia (64) (2015.01.21 – 2018.11.27)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary Cathedral, Austin, Texas
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (129)

San Antonio (↙), San Angelo (←), Fort Worth (↑), Dallas (↑), Tyler (↗), Galveston–Houston (→), Victoria (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 54,561 km²

Population: 701,301 Catholics (19.1% of 3,669,591 total)

Pastoral Centres: 102 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 218 priests (169 diocesan, 49 religious), 241 deacons, 156 religious (76 brothers, 80 sisters), 34 seminarians