HOUSTON - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston is being elevated to the rank of archdiocese because of the growth of Catholicism in Texas, church officials said Wednesday.Source.
The designation by Pope John Paul II makes Texas the second state in the country, joining California, to have two archdioceses.Galveston-Houston will join San Antonio in administering to the roughly 6.5 million Roman Catholics in the state.
The announcement coincided with the retirement of Archbishop Patrick Flores in San Antonio and the naming of Jose Horacio Gomez, 53, an auxiliary bishop from Denver, to succeed him.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Galveston-Houston Becoming Archdiocese
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