Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912.
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- Dominic Manucy (1874–1884)
- Peter Verdaguer y Prat (1890–1911)
(Manucy and Verdaguer y Prat were the bishops of the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville, from which the Diocese of Corpus Christi was formed)
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum (1913–1920)
- Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina (1921–1949)
- Mariano Simon Garriga (1949–1965)
- Thomas Joseph Drury (1965–1983)
- René Henry Gracida (1983–1997)
- Roberto Octavio González Niaves (1997–1999)
- Edmond Carmody (2000—)
