Diocese of Fort Worth
Arcis Vorthen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
The Diocese of Fort Worth is a Latin Church diocese in North Texas, erected in 1969. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and is led by Bishop Michael F. Olson.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 October 1953
- Latin
- Arcis Vorthen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Patrick
- Annuario code
- 001001436
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,101,236
- Population
- 3,260,246
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 33.8%
- Priests
- 155
- Catholics per priest
- 7,105
- Extent
- 62,030 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
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
- Michael F. Olson
- Born
- 29 June 1966
- Birthplace
- Park Ridge
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
St. Patrick Cathedral stands in Fort Worth, 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 San Antonio
A suffragan of Archdiocese of San Antonio.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of San AntonioSan Antonio
- Diocese of AmarilloAmarillo
- Diocese of DallasDallas
- Diocese of El PasoEl Paso
- Diocese of LaredoLaredo
- Diocese of LubbockLubbock
- Diocese of San AngeloSan Angelo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in 1969, the Diocese of Fort Worth (Latin: Diœcesis Arcis-Vorthensis) serves North Texas in the United States as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. Michael Fors Olson is the bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.