Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas

Diocese of Dallas

Diœcesis Dallasensis
Catholic
National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion X
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Antonio
Coordinates32°46′57″N 96°47′51″W / 32.78250°N 96.79750°W / 32.78250; -96.79750
Statistics
Area19,475 km2 (7,519 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
4,416,574[a]
1,321,189[a] (29.9%)
Parishes69[a]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 15, 1890; 134 years ago (July 15, 1890)
CathedralNational Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus[2]
Secular priests146, plus 84 religious priests[a]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdward J. Burns
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Garcia-Siller
Auxiliary BishopsJ. Gregory Kelly
Map
Website
cathdal.org

The Diocese of Dallas (Latin: Diœcesis Dallasensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in North Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

The diocese was founded on July 15, 1890. The mother church is the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dallas. Since 2016, the bishop is Edward J. Burns.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference catholic-hierarchy.ddall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "History of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas". Diocese of Dallas.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Pope appoints new Dallas bishop". Vatican Radio. December 13, 2016.


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