Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont

Diocese of Beaumont

Dioecesis Bellomontensis
St. Anthony Cathedral-Basilica
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler in southeast Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceGalveston-Houston
Headquarters710 Archie Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701
Statistics
Area7,878 sq mi (20,400 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
630,000
79,516 (12.6%)
Parishes44
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedSeptember 29, 1966 (58 years ago)
CathedralSaint Anthony Cathedral Basilica
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid Toups
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoe S. Vásquez
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Shane Baxter[1]
Judicial VicarVery Rev. Kevin Badeaux[2]
Bishops emeritusCurtis Guillory
Map
Website
dioceseofbmt.org

The Diocese of Beaumont (Latin: Dioecesis Bellomontensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory. or diocese. of the Catholic Church covering nine counties in the state of Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica serves as the cathedral church.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Beaumont - Vicar General". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  2. ^ "Tribunal".

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