Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas

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Diocese of Dallas

Diœcesis Dallasensis
Catholic
J. Gregory Kelly
Map
Website
cathdal.org

The Diocese of Dallas (

Archdiocese of San Antonio
.

The diocese was founded on July 15, 1890. The mother church is the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas. Since 2016, the bishop is Edward J. Burns.[3]

Statistics

As of 2021, the Diocese of Dallas had a Catholic population exceeding 1.3 million in 69 parishes. It was served by 230 priests (146 diocesan, 84 religious), 177 permanent deacons, 66 female religious, and 108 male religious.[a]

The diocese comprises nine counties in the state of Texas: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall.

History

Name changes

The Dallas area has been under several different Catholic jurisdictions since 1841:

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Texas (1841 to 1847)
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Texas (1847 to 1874)
  • Diocese of Galveston
    (1874 to 1890)
  • Diocese of Dallas (1890 to 1953)
  • Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth (1953 to 1969)
  • Diocese of Dallas (1969 to present)

1800 to 1890

By 1868, the Dallas area had only one Catholic family, ministered to by priests from

Collin County. Reverend Joseph Martinere made journeys of over hundreds of miles through swamp and forest to reach the area.[4] The construction of water projects and railroads during the later part of the 19th century increased the immigration of Catholic Irish and German immigrants into North Texas.[5]

Sacred Heart parish was dedicated in Dallas in 1869, the first parish in that city. The parishioners erected their church in 1872. Six Ursuline nuns in 1874 opened the Ursuline Academy of Dallas, the first Catholic school in Dallas.[6]

In Fort Worth, the first Catholic church, St. Stanislaus Kostka, was opened in 1879.[7]

1890 to 1894

Diocese of Erie as the first bishop of the new diocese.[4]

Wanting to retire the diocesan debt, Brennan tried to use the Ursuline Academy of Dallas as collateral property to the banks for better financing. However, the Ursuline Sisters objected, saying that the property belonged to them, not the diocese. Brennan then tried to change the Ursuline Order constitution to allow him to get the academy property, but failed.[9]

Some priests and laity in the diocese said that Brennan was

Diocese of San Antonio. Brennan warned that elevating San Antonio would lead to the "foreignization of the Southwest."[12]

By July 1892, Brennan's

Archdiocese of New Orleans, had concluded that Brennan was "an impudent letter writer". Janssens also noted that within the Diocese of Dallas "there are signs of much dissatisfaction on account of the arbitrary and uncanonical actions of the Bishop."[12] During an 1892 visit to the Vatican, Leo XIII forced Brennan to resign as bishop in Dallas. At the time of his resignation, the Catholic population of the diocese had grown to 15,000 served by 30 priests.[4]

1894 to 1954

Leo XIII named Reverend

St. Paul Sanitarium[15][16] in Dallas and St. Anthony's Sanitarium in Amarillo.[17] By 1908, the diocese had 83 priests serving an estimated Catholic population of 60,000.[4][8] By the time that Dunn died in 1910, the number of churches in the diocese had increased from 28 to 90.[17]

Monsignor

Mexican Americans in 1915.[20]

In 1926, the Vatican erected the

Diocese of Reno was named coadjutor bishop in Dallas by Pope Pius XII
in 1952 to assist Lynch.

In 1953, Pius XII renamed the Diocese of Dallas as the Diocese of Dallas–Fort Worth to reflect the population growth in Fort Worth. He also erected the

Diocese of Austin in central Texas, taking some territory from Dallas-Fort Worth.[14]

When Lynch died in 1954, after 43 years as bishop, the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth had over 200 religious and charitable institutions founded by him.[19] During his episcopacy, the Catholic population in the diocese had increased from 20,000 to 125,000. Lynch ordained over 100 priests and established 150 churches with 108 parishes.[21]

1954 to present

After Lynch's death, Gorman automatically succeeded him as bishop of the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth. Gorman revived the Texas Catholic newspaper, which had been suspended since 1894. He constructed 25 parochial schools and erected 20 new parishes.

Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.[1]

Bishop

Diocese of Tyler, taking eastern counties from the Diocese of Dallas. Pope John Paul II in 1989 appointed Bishop Charles Grahmann from the Diocese of Victoria to serve as a coadjutor bishop in Dallas to assist Tschoepe, When Tschoepe retired in 1990, Grahmann automatically succeeded him as bishop.[23]

During his tenure in Dallas, Grahmann created new parishes for Hispanic, Vietnamese and other Catholics moving into the diocese. He also opened the John Paul II High School in Plano. By the time Grahmann retired in 2007, the Catholic population had expanded from 200,000 to nearly a million.

The next bishop of Dallas was Auxiliary Bishop

Diocese of Juneau as Farrell's replacement.[26]

Sex abuse

Bishop Tschoepe attended a presentation at

laicized by the Vatican in 2004.[28]

In 1993, the diocese was sued by eight men and the family of a ninth man who had committed suicide. The plaintiffs said they were abused as altar boys by Reverend Rudolph Kos, who served in several parishes. In April 1992, a therapist had told diocese officials that Kos was a "classic textbook

Archdiocese of Villavicencio, from ministry in Dallas.[34] The archdiocese had informed Dallas that Mora was facing sexual abuse allegations in Colombia.[34]

Bishops

Bishops of Dallas

  1. Thomas Francis Brennan (1891–1892)[35]
  2. Edward Joseph Dunne (1893–1910)[13]
  3. Joseph Patrick Lynch (1911–1954)[18]

Bishops of Dallas-Fort Worth

  1. Joseph Patrick Lynch (1911–1954)[18]
  2. Thomas Kiely Gorman (1954–1969)[36]

Bishops of Dallas

  1. Thomas Kiely Gorman (1954–1969)[36]
  2. Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe (1969–1990)[22]
  3. Charles Victor Grahmann (1990–2007)[23]
  4. Kevin Farrell (2007–2016), appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (elevated to cardinal in 2016)[37]
  5. Edward James Burns (2016–present)[26]

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other diocesan priests who became bishops

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas
Notes
The arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected
Adopted
1890
Escutcheon
The
fleurs-de-lis
, a solitary white star and two crossed swords.
Symbolism
The red background represents the
fleurs-de-lis honors Pope Leo XIII, who erected the diocese; it is taken from his coat of arms. The fleur-de-lis appears three times to represent the Holy Trinity. The star represents Dallas and the Texas' nickname, "The Lone Star State". The two swords represent Paul of Tarsus
, the patron saint of the first Catholic settlement in northeast Texas.

Education

See also: List of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas

Seminaries

University ministries

Diocesan high schools

Independent Catholic high schools and schools with high school sections

See also

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about The Diocese of Dallas.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Annuario Pontificio (2022) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]

References

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  2. ^ "History of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas". Diocese of Dallas.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Pope appoints new Dallas bishop". Vatican Radio. December 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e Enright, Mary Augustine (1913). "Dallas" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  5. ^ "Catholic Church". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "History & Heritage - Ursuline Academy Of Dallas". www.ursulinedallas.org. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Diocese History". fwdioc.org. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  8. ^ a b O'Shea, John Francis (1913). "Texas" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  9. ^ a b FitzGerald, John Edward (2005). "Departures of the Forgotten Bishop: Thomas Francis Brennan (1855–1916) of Dallas and St. John's" (PDF). Canadian Catholic Historical Association.
  10. ^ Grace, Madeleine (2020). The Episcopacy of Nicholas Gallagher, Bishop of Galveston, 1882–1918. Texas A&M University Press.
  11. ^ "PAST + CURRENT BISHOPS OF THE DIOCESE OF DALLAS". Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
  12. ^ a b Grace, Madeleine (2020). The Episcopacy of Nicholas Gallagher, Bishop of Galveston, 1882–1918. Texas A&M University Press.
  13. ^ a b "Bishop Edward Joseph Dunne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d "Former Bishops". Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "SPHistTimeline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "The End of St. Paul Medical Center". Discovering the Southwest Metroplex. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  17. ^ a b Ogilvie, Mary H. "Dunne, Edward Joseph (1848–1910)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  18. ^ a b c "Bishop Joseph Patrick Lynch". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Bishop Joseph P. Lynch". Bishop Lynch High School. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Lynch, Joseph Patrick (1872–1954)". Handbook of Texas Online.
  21. ^ "The Third Bishop of Dallas". Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
  22. ^ a b "Bishop Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  24. ^ "Pope Names Vicar General, Pastor As Auxiliary Bishops For Dallas". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of Media Relations. March 11, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  25. ^ Roxas, Gabriel (September 11, 2016). "Dallas Catholics Say Goodbye To Bishop Kevin Farrell". CBS News. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  26. ^ a b "Bishop Edward James Burns". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  27. ^ Podles, Leon J., Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church (Baltimore: Crossland Press, 2008) p. 129
  28. ^ "Ex-priest leaves prison after serving his sentence for child sex abuse". National Catholic Reporter. Kansas City, Missouri: National Catholic Reporter Publishimg Company. July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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  34. ^ a b "Dallas Priest Accused of Abuse, Removed From the Ministry". US News and World Report. April 7, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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  36. ^ a b c "Bishop Thomas Kiely Gorman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  37. ^ "Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  38. ^ "Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  39. ^ "Bishop Augustine Danglmayr". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  40. ^ "Bishop John Joseph Cassata". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  41. ^ "Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  42. ^ "Bishop John Douglas Deshotel". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  43. ^ "Bishop John Gregory Kelly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  44. ^ "Archbishop Rudolph Aloysius Gerken". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  45. ^ "Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nold". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  46. ^ "Bishop Lawrence Michael De Falco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  47. ^ "Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  48. ^ "Bishop David Eugene Fellhauer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  49. ^ "Bishop Michael Gerard Duca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  50. ^ "Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  51. ^ "Bishop Robert Milner Coerver". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  52. ^ "Schools – Catholic Diocese of Dallas". www.cathdal.org. Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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