Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
San Antonio
Latin:Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii
Local:Arquidiócesis de San Antonio
Coat:Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: United States
Territory:City of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Real, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.
Province:Province of San Antonio
Area Sqmi:27841
Population:2,458,351
Population As Of:2014
Catholics:728,001[1]
Catholics Percent:29.6
Parishes:139
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:August 28, 1874
Cathedral:San Fernando Cathedral
Patron:Saint Anthony of Padua[2]
Bishop:Gustavo García-Siller
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Auxiliary Bishops:Michael Joseph Boulette[3]
Gary W. Janak
Map:Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas.jpg

The Archdiocese of San Antonio (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It encompasses 27841sqmi in the U.S. state of Texas. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio had a self-reported 2018 population of 796,954, up from 728,001 in 2014. [4] The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Real, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, Bandera County, and the portion of McMullen County north of the Nueces River.[5]

On August 28, 1874, the Diocese of Galveston was divided and the northern territory was canonically erected by the Holy See as the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Antonio. Originally part of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans, it was subsequently elevated on August 3, 1926, to a metropolitan archdiocese.[6]

The archbishop of San Antonio also serves as the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of San Antonio with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio overseeing the following suffragan dioceses: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Laredo, Lubbock, and San Angelo. All of Texas' dioceses had been suffragan sees under San Antonio until December 2004 when Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to a metropolitan see.[7]

History

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio was erected as a diocese on August 28, 1874, under the then Diocese of Galveston.[8] It was elevated to an archdiocese on August 3, 1926.

In 2010, it had 138 parishes, 34 missions and two pastoral centers. In 2018, it reported 139 parishes, 5 hospitals, 3 health care centers, 3 orphanages, 16 nurseries, 10 high schools, and 30 elementary schools.[9] With the appointment of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, its cathedral was considered sede vacante until October 14, 2010.[8] On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gustavo Garcia-Siller as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.[10] [11]

On January 31, 2019, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio released a list of 56 Catholic clergy who were "credibly accused" of committing acts of sex abuse as early as 1940.[12] [13]

Bishops

Bishops of San Antonio

  1. Anthony Dominic Ambrose Pellicer (1874–1880)
  2. John Claude Neraz (1881–1894)
  3. John Anthony Forest (1895–1911)
  4. John William Shaw (1911–1918; Coadjutor Bishop 1910–1911), appointed Archbishop of New Orleans
  5. Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (1918–1926), elevated to Archbishop

Archbishops of San Antonio

  1. Arthur Jerome Drossaerts (1926–1940)
  2. Robert Emmet Lucey (1941–1969)
  3. Francis James Furey (1969–1979)
  4. Patrick Fernández Flores (1979–2004)
  5. Jose Horacio Gómez Velasco (2004–2010), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Los Angeles[14] [15]
  6. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (2010–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

Other diocesan priests who became bishops

Education

See also: List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Universities

High schools

Former high schools

Province of San Antonio

See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.archsa.org/fast_facts.aspx
  2. Web site: St. Anthony of Padua called an apostle of conversion and the sacrament of reconciliation | Archdiocese of San Antonio. 11 July 2019 .
  3. Web site: Pope appoints new San Antonio auxiliary bishop.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-30 . Fast Facts - Archdiocese of San Antonio . 2023-10-10 . archsa.org . en-US.
  5. Book: The Official Catholic Directory . May 2005 . National Register Publishing . 978-0-87217-366-8 . en.
  6. Web site: TSHA San Antonio, Catholic Archdiocese Of. 2020-12-25. www.tshaonline.org.
  7. Web site: Largest Provincial Archdiocese in the World to be Split. 2020-12-25. Catholic News Agency. en.
  8. News: 2010-04-06. Archdiocese of San Antonio Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201225005804/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsnan.html. December 25, 2020.
  9. Web site: Fast Facts Archdiocese of San Antonio . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023120532/https://www.archsa.org/about/fast-facts . 2020-10-23 . 2020-12-25 . www.archsa.org . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.
  10. Web site: Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001132115/https://sfcathedral.org/archbishop-gustavo-garcia-siller. 2020-10-01. 2020-12-25. San Fernando Cathedral. en.
  11. Web site: Pope Names Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Garcia as Archbishop of San Antonio USCCB . 2023-10-10 . www.usccb.org . en.
  12. Web site: Kong . Vince . 2019-01-31 . Archdiocese Of San Antonio Releases Report On Child Sexual Abuse By Clergy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107224011/https://www.tpr.org/san-antonio/2019-01-31/archdiocese-of-san-antonio-releases-report-on-child-sexual-abuse-by-clergy . November 7, 2020 . 2020-12-25 . TPR . en.
  13. Web site: Martinez. Sarah. Archdiocese of San Antonio Report Names Nearly 60 Priests Accused of Sexual Assault Since 1940s. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205413/https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2019/01/31/archdiocese-of-san-antonio-report-names-nearly-60-priests-accused-of-sexual-assault-since-1940s. December 12, 2019. 2020-12-25. San Antonio Current. en.
  14. News: 2010-04-06. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles.
  15. News: 2010-04-02. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100409131310/http://www.archdiocese.la/news/story.php?newsid=1169. 2010-04-09.
  16. Web site: Pope appoints new San Antonio auxiliary bishop.

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