Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler is a Roman Catholic diocese
in Texas
. It was founded on December 12, 1986.
The Diocese of Tyler was created December 12, 1986 and erected on February 24, 1987.
It comprises 33 counties:
The past bishops of the diocese are:
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It was founded on December 12, 1986.
The Diocese of Tyler was created December 12, 1986 and erected on February 24, 1987.
It comprises 33 counties:
- Anderson
- Angelina
- Bowie
- Camp
- Cass
- Cherokee
- Delta
- Franklin
- Freestone
- Gregg
- Harrison
- Henderson
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Lamar
- Leon
- Madison
- Marion
- Morris
- Nacogdoches
- Panola
- Rains
- Red River
- Rusk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- Shelby
- Smith
- Titus
- Trinity
- Upshur
- Van Zandt
- Wood
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- Charles Edwin Herzig (1986 – 1991)
- Edmond Carmody (1992 – 2000)
- Álvaro Corrada del RioÁlvaro Corrada del RioÁlvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. is an Puerto Rican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...
(2000 – 2011)
High schools
- Bishop T. K. Gorman High SchoolBishop T. K. Gorman High School (Tyler, Texas)Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Regional Catholic School is a private Catholic high school in Tyler, Texas, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler.-Background:...
, Tyler