Diocese of

Tyler

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tyler / Tyleren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Galveston–Houston

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler, Texas

Churches by City (72)

Austin (↙), Dallas (←), Tulsa (↑), Little Rock (↗), Shreveport (→), Alexandria (↘), Beaumont (↓), Galveston–Houston (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.09.29 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tyler (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland (64)
(2012.09.29 – ...)

Bishop of Tyler (USA)

Ut inhabitem in domo Domini

Born:	1958.10.31 (Fredericksburg, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1985.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.11.28

Bishop of Tyler (USA) (2012.09.29 – ...)

Bishop Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J. (80)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.09.12 – 2012.09.29)

Bishop Álvaro Corrada Del Río, S.J. (80)
(2000.12.05 – 2011.07.06)

Bishop emeritus of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)

Neminem nisi Jesum

Born:	1942.05.13 (Santurce, Puerto Rico)
Ordained Priest:	1974.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.08.04

Titular Bishop of Rusticiana (1985.05.31 – 2000.12.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1985.05.31 – 2000.12.05)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Caguas (Puerto Rico) (1997.07.04 – 1998.07.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Caguas (Puerto Rico) (1998.07.28 – 2000.12.05)

Bishop of Tyler (USA) (2000.12.05 – 2011.07.06)

Bishop of Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) (2011.07.06 – 2020.05.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Tyler (USA) (2011.09.12 – 2012.09.29)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico (2015 – 2020)

Apostolic Administrator of Arecibo (Puerto Rico) (2022.03.09 – 2022.09.14)

Bishop Edmond Carmody (89)
(1992.03.24 – 2000.02.03)

Bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi (USA)

With Christ all is possible

Born:	1934.01.12 (Ahalane, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1957.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.12.15

Titular Bishop of Mortlach (1988.11.08 – 1992.03.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1988.11.08 – 1992.03.24)

Bishop of Tyler (USA) (1992.03.24 – 2000.02.03)

Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA) (2000.02.03 – 2010.01.18)

Bishop Charles Edwin Herzig
(1986.12.12 – 1991.09.07)

To build up the body of Christ

Born:	1929.08.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1955.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.02.24
Died:	1991.09.07 († 62)

Bishop of Tyler (USA) (1986.12.12 – 1991.09.07)

Contact Info

Address: Chancery, 1015 ESE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701-9663, USA

Phone: +1 (903) 534-1077

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 60,720 km²

Population: 124,671 Catholics (8.5% of 1,458,156 total) (2020)

Statistics: 52 parishes, 11 missions, 82 priests (74 diocesan, 8 religious), 93 deacons, 54 lay religious (9 brothers, 45 sisters), 16 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 24

History

1986.12.12: Established as Diocese of Tyler / Tyleren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Beaumont, Diocese of Dallas and Diocese of Galveston–Houston and became suffragan of San Antonio)
2004.12.29: Became suffragan of Galveston–Houston

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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