by Elizabeth Slaten | Jun 25, 2024 | News, Official Announcement
June 25, 2024 Letter from Bishop Vásquez May 7, 2024 After significant prayer and discernment, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, has made the decision to discontinue the effort to establish an Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Winona,...
by Peyton Low | Nov 11, 2023 | News, Official Announcement
It was announced today in Rome that Bishop Joseph Strickland has been relieved of pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler and that Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin has been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. Our work as the Catholic Church in northeast...
by Peyton Low | Aug 4, 2023 | News, Official Announcement
Rev. Mark P. Dunne, a priest of the Diocese of Tyler and pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Mt. Vernon, Texas, passed away on Aug. 4, 2023, in Tyler at age 50. A Vigil for the Deceased and Rosary will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Parish in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday, Aug. 8...
by Peyton Low | Jan 4, 2023 | Faith Formation, Official Announcement
Last year, I announced my plan as your shepherd to focus on the seven sacraments of our faith for the coming seven years. For the 2022 liturgical year, our diocesan focus was on the Eucharist and the call to deepen our faith in Jesus especially as he is with us in his...
by Peyton Low | Jan 28, 2020 | Official Announcement
Decree Relegating the former St. Augustine Church at 102 W. Market, San Augustine to Profane but not Sordid Use Having opened and dedicated the new St. Augustine Church on August 28, 2019, and issued a decree so testifying (Prot. N. 2019/C-0360); and Having...
by Peyton Low | Jan 31, 2019 | Bishop, Ethics and Integrity, Official Announcement
Today (Jan. 31), Bishop Joseph E. Strickland issued a letter to the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of Tyler in which he shared the names of clergy (priests and deacons) who were the subjects of credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor while they...