Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Diocese of Brownsville

Dioecesis Brownsvillensis

Diócesis de Brownsville
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceGalveston-Houston
Coordinates25°55′49″N 97°29′04″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W / 25.93028; -97.48444
Statistics
Area4,226 sq mi (10,950 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1,377,861
1,171,182 (85.0%)
Parishes72
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 10, 1965
CathedralImmaculate Conception Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDaniel E. Flores
Metropolitan ArchbishopDaniel DiNardo
Auxiliary BishopsMario Alberto Avilés
Map
Website
cdob.org

The Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Brownsville) is a Latin Church diocese in southeastern Texas in the United States.

The Diocese of Brownsville is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The diocese's first cathedral church is Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Brownsville, Texas.