Diocese of Brownsville

Diocese of Brownsville 

Website: https://www.cdob.org/ 

Adress: PO Box 2279  
Brownsville, TX 78522-2279 
(956) 542-2501 

Founder: Pope Pius IX 

Countries served: USA 

The teachings, rituals and customs of the Catholic Church have been handed down continuously from generation to generation, fulfilling the mission that Christ entrusted to the apostles and to us. Today, the Diocese of Brownsville includes more than a million Catholics, who worship in 71 parishes and 44 missions. The Catholic faith may be deeply rooted in the Valley’s history and culture, but its diocese is young. While the area was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville from 1874 to 1912, the Diocese of Brownsville was established on July 10, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. The ninth diocese in Texas was formed by detaching four counties – Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo and Starr – from the Diocese of Corpus Christi.