Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas (Latin: Dioecesis Dallasensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 15, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. At present, the Diocese has more than 930,000 Catholics in 80 parishes served by 208 priests, 160 deacons, 142 sisters, and 7 brothers.[1]

It is made up of 9 counties in North Texas: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall.[2]

Contents 1 Coat of Arms 2 Bishops 3 Churches 3.1 Cathedral 3.2 Parishes 3.3 Other 4 External links

[edit] Coat of Arms

The Diocese's coat of arms has a red field in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The diagonal white band represents the Trinity River located within the diocese. The fleurs-de-lis within the band are in honor of Pope Leo XIII and are taken from his coat of arms. The fleur-de-lis is repeated three times to represent the Holy Trinity. The star represents Dallas, which is in the "Lone Star State." The two swords honor St. Paul, who is the patron saint of the first Catholic settlement in Northeast Texas.

[edit] Bishops

The past bishops of the diocese include:

• Thomas Francis Brennan (1890–1892)
• Edward Joseph Dunne (1893–1910)
• Joseph Patrick Lynch (1911–1954)
• Thomas K. Gorman (1954–1969)
• Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe (1969–1990)
• Charles Victor Grahmann (1990–2007)
• Kevin Farrell (6 March 2007—)

[edit] Churches

[edit] Cathedral

• Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe

[edit] Parishes

Inside Dallas All Saints Blessed Sacrament Christ the King Holy Cross Holy Trinity Nuestra Señora del Pilar Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos-St. Theresa of Infant Jesus St. Andrew Kim (Korean) St. Anthony St. Augustine St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Cecilia Santa Clara of Assisi St. Edward St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. James St. Juan Diego St. Jude Chapel St. Mary of Carmel St. Monica St. Patrick St. Peter (Vietnamese) St. Peter the Apostle (Polish) St. Philip the Apostle St. Pius X St. Rita St. Thomas Aquinas

Outside Dallas Allen Our Lady of the Angels St. Jude Bonham - St. Elizabeth Carrollton - Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ (Vietnamese) Commerce - St. Joseph Coppell - St. Ann Corsicana - Immaculate Conception Denison - St. Patrick Duncanville - Holy Spirit Ennis - St. John Nepomucene Farmers Branch - Mary Immaculate Ferris - Corpus Christi Forney - St. Martin Frisco - St. Francis of Assisi Garland Good Shepherd Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Vietnamese) St. Mary Malankara (Syro-Malankar) St. Michael the Archangel St. Thomas the Apostle (Syro-Malabar) Grand Prairie Immaculate Conception St. Joseph (Vietnamese) St. Michael the Archangel Greenville - St. William Irving Church of the Incarnation Holy Family of Nazareth St. Basil the Great (Byzantine) St. Luke

Outside Dallas (continued) Italy - Epiphany Kaufman - St. Ann Lancaster - St. Francis of Assisi Lewisville - Our Lady of Lebanon (Maronite) McKinney St. Gabriel the Archangel St. Michael the Archangel Mesquite - Divine Mercy of Our Lord Plano Our Lady of Angels Prince of Peace St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Mark the Evangelist The Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Chinese) Quinlan - Our Lady of Fatima Richardson St. Joseph St. Paul the Apostle Rockwall - Our Lady of the Lake Rowlett - Sacred Heart Sherman - St. Mary Terrell - St. John the Apostle The Colony - St. Sophia (Ukrainian) Van Alstyne - Holy Family Waxahachie - St. Joseph Whitesboro - St. Francis of Assisi Wylie - St. Anthony

[edit] Other

• Southern Methodist University Catholic Campus Ministry

[edit] External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas Home Page