History of Diocese
The Archdiocese of San Antonio was erected as a diocese on August 28, 1874, under the then Diocese of Galveston. It was elevated to an archdiocese on August 3, 1926. As of 2010, it has 139 parishes, 34 missions and two pastoral centers.
With the appointment of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, its cathedral was considered sede vacante until October 14, 2010.
On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gustavo Garcia-Siller as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, in Texas.
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