Beaumont (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) David Leon Toups, Bishop Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 25 June 1966 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: TexasCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 20,389 (7,875 Square Miles)Description: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler Counties.Conference Region: X (AR, OK, TX) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BEAOfficial Web Site: https://www.dioceseofbmt.org Mailing Address: 710 Archie St., Beaumont, TX 77701-2802; P.O. Box 3948, Beaumont, TX 77704, USATelephone: (409)924-4304Fax: 924-4329

Past and Present Ordinaries

Vincent Madeley Harris † (4 Jul 1966 Appointed - 27 Apr 1971 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Austin, Texas)
Warren Louis Boudreaux † (4 Jun 1971 Appointed - 2 Mar 1977 Appointed, Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana)
Bernard James Ganter † (18 Oct 1977 Appointed - 9 Oct 1993 Died)
Joseph Anthony Galante † (5 Apr 1994 Appointed - 23 Nov 1999 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas)
Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D. (2 Jun 2000 Appointed - 9 Jun 2020 Retired)
David Leon Toups (9 Jun 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 June 1966	Erected	Diocese of Galveston-Houston (Counties of : Angelina Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdokes, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler, and parts of Chambers and Liberty, and the bays of Trinity Bay and Galveston Bay)	Diocese of Beaumont (erected)
12 December 1986	Territory Lost	Diocese of Beaumont (Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby)Diocese of Dallas (Bowie, Camp, Gass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins. Iamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood)Diocese of Galveston-Houston (Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Leon, and Trinity)	Diocese of Tyler (erected)
29 December 2004	Metropolitan Changed	Diocese of Beaumont (from San Antonio)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	83,605	568,992	14.7%	42	28	70	1,194	32	ap1967
1970	91,200	571,523	16.0%	46	38	84	1,085	41	173	34	ap1971
1976	77,347	586,598	13.2%	53	30	83	931	37	117	41	ap1977
1980	83,973	601,000	14.0%	47	34	81	1,036	6	36	121	44	ap1981
1990	86,919	538,400	16.1%	49	22	71	1,224	15	23	63	52	ap1991
1999	87,604	577,664	15.2%	50	22	72	1,216	31	3	53	44	ap2000
2000	88,625	582,625	15.2%	48	26	74	1,197	30	29	50	44	ap2001
2001	95,397	588,265	16.2%	44	28	72	1,324	30	31	39	44	ap2002
2002	94,037	588,265	16.0%	45	28	73	1,288	30	29	45	44	ap2003
2003	94,780	596,992	15.9%	44	25	69	1,373	30	26	46	44	ap2004
2004	89,345	599,139	14.9%	48	18	66	1,353	32	19	38	45	ap2005
2006	80,194	603,648	13.3%	47	22	69	1,162	32	24	28	45	ap2007
2012	79,516	630,000	12.6%	44	23	67	1,186	32	23	22	44	ap2013
2015	74,100	633,000	11.7%	42	26	68	1,089	38	27	16	44	ap2016
2018	73,348	636,455	11.5%	40	22	62	1,183	45	24	16	44	ap2019
2020	79,624	645,902	12.3%	42	26	68	1,170	44	27	20	42	ap2021
2022	83,000	650,882	12.8%	33	26	59	1,406	40	27	21	47	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,123, and Page 1,124
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 129, and Page 130

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