Diocese of Fort Worth Diœcesis Arcis-Vorthensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 28 counties of North Central Texas |
Ecclesiastical province | San Antonio |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,950 sq mi (62,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 3,260,246 1,101,236 (33.8%) |
Parishes | 92 |
Schools | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 9, 1969 |
Cathedral | St. Patrick Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Patrick |
Secular priests | 155 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael F. Olson |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Garcia-Siller |
Map | |
Website | |
fwdioc.org |
The Diocese of Fort Worth (Latin: Diœcesis Arcis-Vorthensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in North Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio.
The Diocese of Fort Worth was erected on August 9, 1969. As of 2023, the bishop is Michael Fors Olson.