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Letter to the Diocese Regarding Credible Allegations of Sexual Abuse

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...

Bishop Strickland’s Statement on the Right to Life

by Peyton Low | Feb 23, 2018 | Bishop, Life and Justice

The protection of human life, from the moment of conception to natural death, is an issue of primary importance in the United States, and the State of Texas. Every adult Catholic should vigorously defend life, both in the public square and in the voting booth. All...

Remembering the Victims of Abuse During the Month of the Sacred Heart

by Peyton Low | Jun 1, 2017 | Bishop, Ethics and Integrity

My Dear Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Tyler, This week, I will gather with my fellow Bishops from across the United States for our Spring General Assembly. As part of this meeting, the Bishops will offer a Mass of Prayer and Penance...

Bishop Strickland Promulgates Constitution on Teaching the Catholic Faith

by Peyton Low | May 1, 2017 | Bishop

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has released a new pastoral constitution designed to guide the teaching of the Catholic Faith in the Diocese of Tyler for the next 30 years. The constitution was promulgated to the Diocese in the May edition of the Catholic East...

At anniversary Mass, Bishop Strickland says we are called to be ‘the leaven and the soul of human society’

by Peyton Low | Feb 17, 2017 | Bishop, Liturgy

TYLER – As the Diocese of Tyler marks the 30th anniversary of its establishment as the Church in East Texas, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland said it is important both to look back and take stock of the past and to look forward and prepare for the future. Above all,...

Statement of Bishop Alvaro Corrada on HHS Mandate

by Peyton Low | Feb 1, 2012 | Bishop, Life and Justice

The Diocese of Tyler wants to make clear, that as Catholics, we are opposed to procedures that violatethe dignity of the human person, and we do not cooperate in this being done to others. As Americans,we should enjoy the religious liberty to have no part in their...
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VIRTUS Initial Training Session (Spanish)

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May 01 2026

VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)

Tyler - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)

Nacogdoches - Sacred Heart
May 02 2026

VIRTUS Recertification Training Session (English)

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