Diocese of San Angelo
Angelian(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Angelo, Texas, United States
The Diocese of San Angelo is a Latin Church diocese in west-central Texas, erected in 1961. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and seated at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 October 1961
- Latin
- Angelian(us)
- Patron
- Saint Michael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001002868
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 119,935
- Population
- 810,896
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.8%
- Priests
- 63
- Catholics per priest
- 1,904
- Extent
- 96,914 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.2
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 J. Sis
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
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart stands in San Angelo, 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 Fort WorthFort Worth
- Diocese of LaredoLaredo
- Diocese of LubbockLubbock
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Central and West Texas in the United States form the territory of the Diocese of San Angelo (Latin: Dioecesis Angeliana, Spanish: Diócesis de San Angelo), a Catholic diocese and suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Its bishop is Michael J. Sis.
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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.