01680cam a2200301 i 4500 656256830 TxAuBib 20230216120000.0 060811s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9782746816978 2746816970 (OCoLC)70880091 TxAuBib rda Goldapp, Paula. Becoming the Body of Christ : a history of the Diocese of Corpus Christi / [author-editor, Paula Goldapp.]. History of the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Strasbourg, France : Éditions du Signe, 2006. 208 p. : col. ill., ports., HB ; 31 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A good place to start -- The arrival of a few good men and women -- an "iron constitution" ready to tackle the "greatest hardships" -- The 1874 establishment of the Vicariate of Brownsville -- Vicariate becomes the Diocese of Corpus Christi -- The growing pains of the first seven years -- Bishop Emmanuel Ledvina continues the mission -- Dedication of a new Cathedral named for the Body of Christ -- Third Bishop of Corpus Christi build churches, brings priests -- Bishop Thomas J. Drury leads diocese through Second Vatican Council -- The diocese in the 1970s -- Growth continues under Bishop Gracida -- A New Chapter begins -- A New leader for a pilgrim people. 20230216. Catholic Church Diocese of Corpus Christi (Tex.) Catholic Church Texas Corpus Christi. Texas Church History. TXING