Suffragan diocese Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Diocese of Corpus Christi
Corporis Christi
Latin Church
The Diocese of Corpus Christi is a Latin Church diocese in south Texas, erected in 1912 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, its ninth bishop, was installed on January 28, 2026.
On the map
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- Established
- 1912
- Catholics
- 356,500
- Priests
- 120
- Territory
- 29,277 km²
Parishes and churches
104 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Corpus Christi CathedralCorpus Christi · CathedralView parish
- Christ the KingCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Confidentia Shrine of SchoenstattRockportView parish
- Holy CrossCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyTaftMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionGregoryMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionSkidmoreMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionTaftMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception (Mission)ConceptionMass times recorded
- Mount Carmel Home ChapelCorpus ChristiView parish
- Newman Catholic Student CenterCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Nuestra Senora de San Juan de Los LagosCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of ConsolationVattmannMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Corpus Christi (Perpetual Adoration)Corpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Good CounselKingsvilleMass times recorded
- Our Lady of GuadalupeAliceMass times recorded
- Our Lady of GuadalupeSaritaMass times recorded
- Our Lady of GuadalupeSintonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of GuadalupeTivoliMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Chapel and Church)Corpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mission)EdroyMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mission)PawneeMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mission)RamirezMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mission)RivieraMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount CarmelPortlandMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Mission)ClarkwoodMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Perpetual HelpCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of RefugeRefugioMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the AssumptionInglesideMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mario Alberto Avilés
- Born
- 16 September 1969
- Birthplace
- Ciudad de México
- Institute
- CONFEDERAZIONE DELL'ORATORIO DI S. FILIPPO NERI (ORATORIANI)
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The cathedral
Corpus Christi Cathedral stands in Corpus Christi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Southern Texas is home to the Diocese of Corpus Christi (Latin: Dioecesis Corporis Christi), a Catholic diocese in the United States seated in the city of Corpus Christi, with Corpus Christi Cathedral as its mother church. Mario Alberto Avilés serves as its bishop as of 2026.