Bishop's Palace – also known as Gresham's Castle – was commissioned by Col. Walter Gresham, an attorney and entrepreneur, and designed by one of Galveston's famous architects, Nicholas Clayton ...

Galveston’s leaders hoped to establish the city as a Southern leisure counterpart to Atlantic City, N.J. They turned to Clayton, who would go on to design the Bishop’s Palace, UTMB’s “Old ...

Galveston Island has been a perennial beach vacation for decades, especially for those who live in nearby Houston. More than ...

There exist 13 dioceses and two archdioceses in Galveston-Houston and San Antonio. DiNardo became a bishop in the Galveston-Houston archdiocese in 2004, and succeeded the late Archbishop ...

“I am delighted by the appointment of Bishop Vásquez as the next Archbishop of Galveston-Houston,” Cardinal Daniel DiNardo said in a release sent out Monday morning. “I give gratitude to ...

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the ...

Head over to Bishop’s Palace or the Moody Mansion to learn about the magnificent architecture, history of the building, and lives of Galveston’s elite in the 1880s. Looking for something a bit ...

The pope appointed Reverend Joe Vásquez as the new archbishop of Galveston-Houston. He was ordained in 1984 and became the nation's youngest active bishop in 2002. At 44, Vásquez was ordained an ...

Reverend Joe Vásquez, Bishop of Austin, is the Archbishop-Designate for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has a new archbishop. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo ...