| Diocese of Brownsville Dioecesis Brownsvillensis |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brownsville |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Four counties in Southern Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston |
| Metropolitan | Brownsville, Texas |
| Population - Catholics |
943,611 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 10, 1965 |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Daniel E. Flores Bishop of Brownsville |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Daniel DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston |
| Emeritus Bishops | Raymundo Joseph Peña |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| cdob.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. It was founded on July 10, 1965. The number of catholics is 943,611 among the total population of 1,110,130 in 2006. The percentage of catholics is 85.0%, the highest in the United States.[1]
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The diocese operates the following schools: Guadalupe Regional Middle School, 6-8, (Brownsville; St. Joseph's School, PK-8 (Edinburg); St. Mary's School, PK-6 (Brownsville); St. Luke's School, PK-6 (Brownsville); Our Lady of Sorrows School, PK-8 (McAllen); St. Anthony's School, PK-8(Harlingen); Incarnate Word School, PK-8 (Brownsville); St. Martin de Porras School, PK-3, (Weslaco); Oratory Academy, PK-8 (Pharr); Our Lady of Guadalupe School, PK-6 (Mission); Immaculate Conception School, PK-8 (Rio Grande City).
The diocese's radio and television stations are operated under the license name of RGV Educational Broadcasting, Inc.[2]