Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas is one of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The diocese consists of all Episcopal congregations in the southeastern quartile of Texas, including the cities of Austin, Beaumont, Galveston, Houston (the see city), Waco and, as of July 2022, Fort Worth and other cities within the former diocese in North Texas. In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 18,114 persons. The most recent membership statistics (2023) showed 72,259 persons in 163 churches. Reported plate and pledge income for 2024 was $89,509,484.
The 174 congregations in the Diocese of Texas have ministries, locally and abroad. They include: homeless and feeding ministries, clinics, after school programs for at risk youth, ministry to seniors, ESL and citizenship classes and much more. 24 new churches have been planted in the diocese since 2012.
Institutions of the diocese include St. Vincent's House, a social service agency, in Galveston; St.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5383438. VIAF identifies the subject as 157540120. The Library of Congress control number is nr00002379. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022, 2024, 2023 and 2012.
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