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.
- St. Francis Xavier (Mission)TynanView parish
- St. GeorgeGeorge WestMass times recorded
- St. GertrudeKingsvilleMass times recorded
- St. Helena of the True Cross of JesusCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. JamesBeevilleMass times recorded
- St. JamesBishopMass times recorded
- St. James (Mission)DriscollView parish
- St. James the ApostleRefugioMass times recorded
- St. John NepomuceneRobstownMass times recorded
- St. John of the CrossOrange GroveMass times recorded
- St. John the Baptist (Shrine)Corpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. JosephAliceMass times recorded
- St. JosephBeevilleMass times recorded
- St. JosephCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. JosephKingsvilleMass times recorded
- St. JosephPort AransasMass times recorded
- St. Joseph (Mission)Palito BlancoView parish
- St. Joseph (Mission)San JoseMass times recorded
- St. MartinKingsvilleMass times recorded
- St. MaryFreerMass times recorded
- St. Mary (Mission)BaysideView parish
- St. Mary (Mission)Corpus ChristiView parish
- St. Mary (Mission)RobstownMass times recorded
- St. Mary, Star of the SeaAransas PassMass times recorded
- St. Michael the ArchangelBanqueteMass times recorded
- St. PatrickCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. Patrick (Mission)San PatricioMass times recorded
- St. Paul (Mission)St. PaulView parish
- St. Paul the ApostleCorpus ChristiMass times recorded
- St. PeterFultonMass 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.