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VICTORIA, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF.
The Diocese of Victoria, Texas, was established on May 29, 1982.
It was taken from territory previously in the Catholic Archdiocese
of San Antonio, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, and the Diocese
of Corpus Christi.qv The cathedral city is Victoria, and the area under the jurisdiction
of the diocese comprises Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca,
Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton counties and those parts of Colorado
and Fayette counties which lie west of the Colorado River. Charles
V. Grahmann was installed as the first bishop of the Diocese of
Victoria. The Diocese of Victoria was established to divide the
Archdiocese of San Antonio, which covered thirty-two counties
and was having difficulty bringing diocesan services to places
distant from San Antonio. The need to make a smaller administrative
unit and to bring the bishop closer to the people was also a factor
in establishing the new diocese. After occupying temporary headquarters
in public offices in Victoria, diocesan officials dedicated a
new chancery office on September 8, 1985. A residence had been
donated for the bishop. Like all church organizations, the diocese
received its funding from the Catholic people of the area, mostly
through the parishes. In 1994 the bishop of the Diocese of Victoria
was David E. Fellhauer. There were 108,562 Catholics, 15 Catholic
schools, 49 parishes, 75 priests, 151 sisters, 11 permanent deacons,
and 23 missions in the diocese. The diocese published a newspaper
called the Catholic Lighthouse.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Catholic Archives of Texas, Files,
Austin.
Thomas C. McLaughlin
- The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation
for this article.
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Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. ","
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/VV/icv1.html (accessed November 22, 2008).
(NOTE: "s.v." stands for sub verbo, "under the word.")
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Last Updated:
January 10, 2008
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