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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- Our Lady of the PillarCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the RosaryCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Our Lady of VictoryBeevilleMass times recorded
- Our Lady Star of the SeaCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Precious BloodCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartFalfurriasMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartMathisMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartRockportMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartSintonMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartThree RiversMass times recorded
- Sacred Heart (Mission)PettusMass times recorded
- Sacred Heart (Mission)RealitosView parish
- Sacred Heart (Mission)RicardoMass times recorded
- Sacred Heart of JesusOdemView parish
- Santa Rosa de LimaBenavidesMass times recorded
- Santo Nino de Atocha (Mission)TecoloteMass times recorded
- St. Andrew by the SeaCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. Anne (Mission)EncinoMass times recorded
- St. Anselm of CanterburyCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. AnthonyVioletMass times recorded
- St. Anthony (Old Church)VioletView parish
- St. Anthony of PaduaRobstownMass times recorded
- St. Anthony of Padua (Mission)AustwellView parish
- St. Catherine (Mission)BlanconiaView parish
- St. Dennis (Mission)TivoliView parish
- St. Elizabeth of HungaryAliceMass times recorded
- St. Frances of RomeAgua DulceMass times recorded
- St. Francis de PaulaSan DiegoMass times recorded
- St. Francis of Assisi (Mission)LagartoMass 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.