Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
Diocese of Brownsville Dioecesis Brownsvillensis Diócesis de Brownsville | |
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Starr, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron counties in Southern Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Galveston-Houston |
| Coordinates | 25°55′49″N 97°29′04″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,226 sq mi (10,950 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 72 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 10, 1965 |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Daniel E. Flores |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joe S. Vásquez |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Mario Alberto Avilés |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| cdob.org | |
The Diocese of Brownsville (Latin: Dioecesis Brownsvillensis, Spanish: Diócesis de Brownsville) is a Latin Church diocese in southeastern Texas in the United States.
The Diocese of Brownsville is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The diocese's first cathedral church is Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Brownsville, Texas.