Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: San Antonio / Sancti Antonii (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock, San Angelo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Anthony of Padua (June 13)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 11

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1874.08.28: Established as Diocese of San Antonio / Sancti Antonii (Latin) (from Diocese of Galveston and became suffragan of New Orleans)
1914.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of El Paso
1926.08.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio / Sancti Antonii (Latin) (with suffragan sees Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso and Galveston and lost territory to establish Diocese of Amarillo)
1947.11.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Austin and gained suffragan see Austin
1961.10.16: Gained suffragan see San Angelo
1965.07.10: Gained suffragan see Brownsville
1966.06.25: Gained suffragan see Beaumont
1969.08.09: Gained suffragan see Fort Worth
1982.04.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Victoria and gained suffragan see Victoria
1983.03.25: Gained suffragan see Lubbock
1986.12.12: Gained suffragan see Tyler
2000.07.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Laredo and gained suffragan see Laredo
2004.12.29: Lost suffragan sees Austin, Beaumont, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Galveston–Houston, Tyler and Victoria

Contact Info

Address: 2718 W Woodlawn Ave., P.O. Box 28410, San Antoino, TX 78228, USA

Phone: +1 (210) 734-2620

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2010.10.14 – ...):	Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (68)
Auxiliary Bishop (2021.02.15 – ...):	Bishop Gary Wayne Janak (63) Titular Bishop of Dionysiana
Auxiliary Bishop (2025.08.26 – ...):	Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (56) Titular Bishop of Tagase

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of San Antonio (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (68)
(2010.10.14 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA)

Ven Holy Spirit ven

Born:	1956.12.21 (San Luis Potosí, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1984.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.03.19

Titular Bishop of Œscus (2003.01.24 – 2010.10.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (2003.01.24 – 2010.10.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (2010.10.14 – ...)

Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco, Opus Dei (73)
(2004.12.29 – 2010.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gratiæ

Born:	1951.12.26 (Monterrey, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1978.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.03.26

Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (1978.08.15 – 2001.01.23)

Titular Bishop of Belali (2001.01.23 – 2004.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (USA) (2001.01.23 – 2004.12.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (2004.12.29 – 2010.04.06)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) (2010.04.06 – 2011.03.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) (2011.03.01 – ...)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2016.11.15 – 2019.11.12)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2019.11.12 – 2022.11.15)

Archbishop Patrick Fernández Flores
(1979.08.23 – 2004.12.29)

Laborabo non mihi sed omnibus

Born:	1929.07.26 (Ganado, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.05.05
Died:	2017.01.09 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Italica (1970.03.09 – 1978.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1970.03.09 – 1978.04.04)

Bishop of El Paso (USA) (1978.04.04 – 1979.08.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (1979.08.23 – 2004.12.29)

Archbishop Francis James Furey
(1969.05.23 – 1979.04.23)

Born:	1905.02.22 (Summit Hill, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1930.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.12.22
Died:	1979.04.23 († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1960.08.17 – 1963.07.21)

Titular Bishop of Temnus (1960.08.17 – 1966.03.05)

Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego (USA) (1963.07.21 – 1966.03.05)

Bishop of San Diego (USA) (1966.03.05 – 1969.05.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (1969.05.23 – 1979.04.23)

Archbishop Robert Emmet Lucey
(1941.01.23 – 1969.05.23)

Born:	1891.03.16 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1916.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.05.01
Died:	1977.08.02 († 86)

Bishop of Amarillo (USA) (1934.02.10 – 1941.01.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (1941.01.23 – 1969.05.23)

Titular Archbishop of Taormina (1969.05.23 – 1970.12.31)

Archbishop Arthur Jerome Drossaerts
(1926.08.03 – 1940.09.08)

Born:	1862.09.11 (Breda, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1889.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.12.08
Died:	1940.09.08 (San Antonio, TX, USA † 77)

Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1918.07.18 – 1926.08.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Antonio (USA) (1926.08.03 – 1940.09.08)

Bishops of San Antonio (Roman Rite)

Bishop Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (later Archbishop)
(1918.07.18 – 1926.08.03)

(see above)

Bishop John William Shaw (later Archbishop)
(1911.03.11 – 1918.01.25)

Deus providebit

Born:	1863.12.12 (Mobile, AL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1888.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.04.14
Died:	1934.11.02 (New Orleans, LA, USA † 70)

Priest of Mobile (USA) (1888.05.26 – 1910.02.07)

Titular Bishop of Castabala (1910.02.07 – 1911.03.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1910.02.07 – 1911.03.11)

Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1911.03.11 – 1918.01.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1918.01.25 – 1934.11.02)

Bishop John Anthony Forest
(1895.08.27 – 1911.03.11)

Born:	1838.12.25 (Saint Martin la Sauveté, France)
Ordained Priest:	1863.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.10.28
Died:	1911.03.11 († 72)

Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1895.08.27 – 1911.03.11)

Bishop John Claude Neraz
(1881.02.18 – 1894.11.15)

Born:	1828.01.12 (Anse, France)
Ordained Priest:	1853.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1881.05.08
Died:	1894.11.15 (San Antonio, TX, USA † 66)

Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1881.02.18 – 1894.11.15)

Bishop Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer
(1874.09.02 – 1880.04.14)

Born:	1824.12.07 (St. Augustine, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1850.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1874.12.08
Died:	1880.04.14 († 55)

Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1874.09.02 – 1880.04.14)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John William Shaw (later Archbishop) (1910.02.07 – 1911.03.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Joseph Boulette (75) (2017.01.23 – 2025.09.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Oscar Cantú (58) (2008.04.10 – 2013.01.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick James Zurek (77) (1998.01.05 – 2008.01.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Joseph Flanagan (1998.01.05 – 2005.12.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Walter Yanta (1994.10.27 – 1997.01.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante (1992.10.13 – 1994.04.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edmond Carmody (91) (1988.11.08 – 1992.03.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bernard Ferdinand Popp (1983.06.03 – 1993.03.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. (89) (1981.10.27 – 1982.08.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann (1981.06.30 – 1982.04.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raymundo Joseph Peña (1976.10.16 – 1980.04.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. (1975.07.22 – 1982.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Fernández Flores (later Archbishop) (1970.03.09 – 1978.04.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stephen Aloysius Leven (1955.12.03 – 1969.10.20)