Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock

The Diocese of Lubbock (Latin: Dioecesis Lubbokensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Texas. It was founded on June 25, 1983. The Diocese of Lubbock—encompassing 25 counties (Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickins, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum) on the Llano Estacado and Rolling Plains of West Texas—and, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, contained 136,894 self-proclaimed Catholics (Latin and Eastern) who gather in 63 parishes. The Diocese of Lubbock is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Diocese of Lubbock

Dioecesis Lubbokensis
Christ the King Cathedral
Location
Country United States
Territory 25 counties south of the Texas panhandle
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Antonio
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
136,894 (2010)
Parishes63
Schools2
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 25, 1983
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert Milner Coerver
Bishop of Lubbock
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Garcia-Siller
Archbishop of San Antonio
Vicar GeneralEugene Driscoll
Bishops emeritusPlácido Rodriguez
Map
Website
catholiclubbock.org

History

The Diocese of Lubbock was founded on was founded on June 25, 1983. Prior, the area was part of the Diocese of Amarillo and the Diocese of San Angelo.

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

  1. Michael Jarboe Sheehan (1983–1993), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe
  2. Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F. (1994–2016)
  3. Robert Milner Coerver (since 2016)

Education

Secondary school

Arms
Coat of arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock
Notes
Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected
Adopted
1983
Escutcheon
The arms of the Diocese of Lubbock are composed of a red shield on which is displayed a silver cross. On this cross is displayed a gold crown (diadem). The base part of the shield has a black background with superimposed a silver sprig of cotton.
Symbolism
The conjunction of the cross and a gold crown (diadem) are the representation traditionally used to signify Christ, the King; titular of the cathedral church for the diocese. The symbolism of Christ the King is issuant from a base which is used to represent the Caprock Escarpment that stands at the center of diocesan lands and upon which the city is built. This base is black to represent the petroleum under the ground in diocesan territories. On the black background is superimposed a silver sprig of cotton, the primary agricultural crop and economic mainstay of the region.[1]

See also

References
  1. The Diocesan Coat of Arms By Paul J. Sullivan, heraldist


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