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Diocese of Beaumont Dioecesis Bellomontensis | |
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 St. Anthony Cathedral-Basilica | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | The counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler in southeast Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Galveston-Houston |
| Headquarters | 710 Archie Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,878 sq mi (20,400 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 630,000 79,516 (12.6%) |
| Parishes | 44 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | September 29, 1966 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | David Toups |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Shane Baxter[1] |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Rev. Kevin Badeaux[2] |
| Bishops emeritus | Curtis Guillory |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofbmt.org | |
The Diocese of Beaumont (Latin: Dioecesis Bellomontensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. or diocese. of the Catholic Church covering nine counties in the state of Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica serves as the cathedral church.