Diocese of Tyler Dioecesis Tylerensis | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 33 counties in Eastern Texas |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
Population - Catholics | 55,934 (4.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 24, 1987 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo |
Apostolic Administrator | Joe Vásquez |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Strickland |
Map | |
Website | |
dioceseoftyler.org |
The Diocese of Tyler (Latin: Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Texas in the United States. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler is its mother church.
The Diocese of Tyler is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.