Diocese of Corpus Christi
Corporis Christi
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
The Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Latin Church diocese in south Texas, erected in 1912 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, its ninth bishop, was installed on January 28, 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 March 1912
- Latin
- Corporis Christi
- Patron
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Annuario code
- 001001220
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 356,500
- Population
- 585,266
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.9%
- Priests
- 120
- Catholics per priest
- 2,971
- Extent
- 29,277 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 12
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mario Alberto Avilés
- Born
- 16 September 1969
- Birthplace
- Ciudad de México
- Institute
- CONFEDERAZIONE DELL'ORATORIO DI S. FILIPPO NERI (ORATORIANI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Corpus Christi Cathedral stands in Corpus Christi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Galveston-Houston
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Galveston-HoustonHouston
- Diocese of AustinAustin
- Diocese of BeaumontBeaumont
- Diocese of BrownsvilleBrownsville
- Diocese of TylerTyler
- Diocese of Victoria in TexasVictoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southern Texas is home to the Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi), a Catholic diocese in the United States seated in the city of Corpus Christi, with Corpus Christi Cathedral as its mother church. Mario Alberto Avilés serves as its bishop as of 2026.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.