Diocese of

Victoria

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Victoria / Victoria in Texas / Victorien(sis) in Texia (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Galveston–Houston

Neighbouring Dioceses: Corpus Christi (↙), San Antonio (←), Austin (↑), Galveston–Houston (↗)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Victory (December 7), Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 4

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1982.04.13: Established as Diocese of Victoria / Victoria in Texas / Victorien(sis) in Texia (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, Diocese of Corpus Christi and Diocese of Galveston–Houston and became suffragan of San Antonio)
1989.12: Gained territory from Diocese of Austin
2004.12.29: Became suffragan of Galveston–Houston

Contact Info

Address: 1505 E. Mesquite Lane, P.O. Box 4070, Victoria, TX 77903, USA

Phone: +1 (361) 573-0828

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.04.23 – ...):

Bishop Brendan John Cahill (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Victoria (Roman Rite)

Bishop Brendan John Cahill (62)
(2015.04.23 – ...)

Bishop of Victoria (USA)

Cor mundum crea in me Deus

Born:	1963.11.28 (Coral Gables, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1990.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.06.29

Priest of Galveston–Houston (USA) (1990.05.19 – 2015.04.23)

Bishop of Victoria (USA) (2015.04.23 – ...)

Bishop David Eugene Fellhauer
(1990.04.07 – 2015.04.23)

To witness the charity of Christ

Born:	1939.08.19 (Kansas City, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1965.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.05.28
Died:	2026.03.03 (Victoria, TX, USA † 86)

Priest of Dallas (USA) (1965.05.29 – 1990.04.07)

Bishop of Victoria (USA) (1990.04.07 – 2015.04.23)

Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann
(1982.04.13 – 1989.12.09)

To work humbly with your God

Born:	1931.07.15 (Hallettsville, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.08.20
Died:	2018.08.14 (San Antonio, TX, USA † 87)

Titular Bishop of Equilio (1981.06.30 – 1982.04.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio (USA) (1981.06.30 – 1982.04.13)

Bishop of Victoria (USA) (1982.04.13 – 1989.12.09)

Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas (USA) (1989.12.09 – 1990.07.14)

Bishop of Dallas (USA) (1990.07.14 – 2007.03.06)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Victoria, Texas
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (69)

Corpus Christi (↙), San Antonio (←), Austin (↑), Galveston–Houston (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 25,513 km²

Population: 92,600 Catholics (32.4% of 285,475 total)

Pastoral Centres: 63 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 78 priests (diocesan), 48 deacons, 62 religious (62 sisters), 10 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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