Best Diocese to Live In?

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I can’t believe nobody mentioned Diocese of Peoria yet…

Avoid: Chicago, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York City, LA, Seattle… mostly big coastal cities…
 
While I can’t imagine anyone wanting out of Texas, if you want more heavily Catholic areas, Louisiana is probably your best bet. What other state has parishes instead of counties? San Antonio is heavily Catholic, too.
 
pnewton said:
While I can’t imagine anyone wanting out of Texas, if you want more heavily Catholic areas, Louisiana is probably your best bet. What other state has parishes instead of counties? San Antonio is heavily Catholic, too.
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Didn’t say I want out of Texas. Just want out of Dallas/Ft Worth and asked for suggestions about good orthodox diocese anywhere in the country, Texas included 😃
 
rpp said:
The Diocese of Baker in Oregon has a great bishop, Bishop Vasa. Personally, I would not consider any other diocese in the three West coast states.
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How far is Baker from Portland, just had two interviews for a good job near Portland Oregon today. If it is far, what could I expect in Portland diocese if I take this job? Thanks again
 
agmoose02 said:
How far is Baker from Portland, just had two interviews for a good job near Portland Oregon today. If it is far, what could I expect in Portland diocese if I take this job? Thanks again
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At least a 3 hour drive to the nearest parish that is in the Diocese of Baker. That would be in the desert town of Madras. And that is a nice little parish.

As for moving to Portland, if you have children, do not even consider the public school system here. Oregon, especially the Portland area, is utterly morally bankrupt. It is also the least “churched” place in the country with fewer than 40% of the people describing themselves as “Christians” of any type and more than 25% describing themselves as “atheist or agnostic”.

Oregon is a beautiful place and has many natural wonders and many different climates. But the people here are utterly morally corrupt and they force that immorality on every one. In short, come visit Oregon, but moving here would be a mistake.
 
Austin is Awesome! Bishop Aymond rocks. So does the Cathedral. So does Fr. Bud (who is now at St. John Neumann - used to be Cathedral rector). I know D/FW has had tons of problems, but Austin is very healthy and alive. Case in point - our beloved Bishop is attending a Theology on Tap to talk about holy relationships. I love him!

Austin oversees the College Station area as well. Now being a Texas Ex I don’t find it comfortable to recommend things Aggie, but they are known to have an excellent Catholic community.

Waco has a burgeoning Catholic community as well. Before he got ousted, the provost at Baylor started hiring a bunch of Catholic intellectuals. So there’s a small but strong Catholic group there…of course, then you’re back in a predominantly Baptist/evangelical area.

But Austin is my favorite place to be Catholic. 🙂 The liturgy at the Cathedral is breathtakingly beautiful. They are also hosting the extraordinary form on Sunday afternoons. We have a Schoenstatt Movement in Austin which is great.

God bless!
 
How about going to where you find a good job and being a little leaven in the dough? We need that too.
 
BlestOne said:
I can’t believe nobody mentioned Diocese of Peoria yet…

Avoid: Chicago, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York City, LA, Seattle… mostly big coastal cities…
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What happened in the diocese of New York City that caused it to show up on your list? I’ve never lived in New York, but I’ve had the impression that the city has many great parishes, partially due to the numerous religious orders that made their home there. Plus, Cardinal Egan has taken a strong pro-life stand and has criticized pro-abortion politicians who receive communion.

So, what incidents in New York City do you have in mind?
 
Several years ago, my mom went to New York to visit family. After Mass, she was so impressed with how orthodox it was that she went to the priest afterwords to compliment him. He was surprised anyone would be that enthused and when she told him she was from the spiritual wasteland that is the Seattle Archdiocese, he jokingly said they were thinking about sending missionaries out to us. 🙂
 
Bataar said:
Several years ago, my mom went to New York to visit family. After Mass, she was so impressed with how orthodox it was that she went to the priest afterwords to compliment him. He was surprised anyone would be that enthused and when she told him she was from the spiritual wasteland that is the Seattle Archdiocese, he jokingly said they were thinking about sending missionaries out to us. 🙂
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We’ve already got them in California!
Not enough, send more! 😃
 
I live in California and we could use some leaven. This is a terrible place to raise kids, but if you want to teach them by being a strong Catholic in a wasteland of the faith, come on out.
We do has small islands of orthodoxy out here, heck Catholic Answers is based out of San Diego.

There are probably islands of orthodoxy even in some of the worst dioceses in the United States. Just because much of the West coast has a terrible reputation doesn’t mean that there are not some faithful Catholics waiting for others to help them out.

God Bless
Scylla
 
Truly_Beloved said:
I’ve heard great things about the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska.
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I have to agree and it is my diocese.😃 We have a wonderful Bishop…Bruskewitz who is great!! We have our own TLM Oratory in town and I couldn’t be happier. We would never see any of the silliness I have read about on some of these forums in the Diocese of Lincoln.👍
 
scylla said:
I live in California and we could use some leaven. This is a terrible place to raise kids, but if you want to teach them by being a strong Catholic in a wasteland of the faith, come on out.
We do has small islands of orthodoxy out here, heck Catholic Answers is based out of San Diego.

There are probably islands of orthodoxy even in some of the worst dioceses in the United States. Just because much of the West coast has a terrible reputation doesn’t mean that there are not some faithful Catholics waiting for others to help them out.

God Bless
Scylla
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If you’re anywhere near 29Palms, visit the little parish there. The pastor is one of the missionaries (Filipino) I spoke of. He was an associate at a parish with which I’m familiar. He was smokin’ great!👍
 
The sign of a good diocese is the number of vocations. Another is the number of pariushes which celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Yet another would be a diocese where the Chancellor is an auxiliary bishop or, at the very least, a priest as well as the Vicar General.
 
rpp said:
The sign of a good diocese is the number of vocations. Another is the number of pariushes which celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Yet another would be a diocese where the Chancellor is an auxiliary bishop or, at the very least, a priest as well as the Vicar General.
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Hey, I think we have ten seminarians from our parish. And, our Vicar General is a priest. And, we have two TLM parishes in our diocese.
 
I grew up in the Allentown Diocese in PA, and I had wonderful experiences. I went to all Catholic schools, and I received a wonderful education. We had beautiful churches, and there were more than enough!

Now I live in Atlanta, GA, and the diocese here is strong for a Southern state (in my opinion). There are a large number of Churches with a great community and excellent traditional beliefs. Of course, this means you would have to live in a big city, but if you are OK with it then it is a great decision!
 
mizznicole said:
Austin oversees the College Station area as well. Now being a Texas Ex I don’t find it comfortable to recommend things Aggie, but they are known to have an excellent Catholic community.
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Being a die hard Aggie – Gig 'Em Ags!!! – I will say that the College Station area is fantastic. There are four Catholic churches in the Bryan/College Station area. There is a Catholic School – St. Joseph stjosephschoolbcs.org Since I don’t have children, I cannot attest to the orthodoxy level, but this area tends to be pretty conservative so…

Cost of living here is pretty decent. Cost of houses is not the best, but as far as other quality of life costs, it can’t be beat. You’re 20 minutes from just about anything you want to do. With the university here there are always lots of inexpensive things to do – just don’t count football or basketball tickets to be one of them 😃

If you get to the point that this is one of the areas you’re interested in, PM me and I’ll gladly provide any specific info I can.
 
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