Joseph Strickland

Who is Joseph Strickland?

Joseph Edward Strickland is the fourth and current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 29, 2012, and received his Episcopal Ordination and installation as Bishop of Tyler on November 28, 2012, at Caldwell Auditorium in Tyler, Texas. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo was the celebrant and principal consecrator.

On the announcement of his appointment, Vatican Radio called Strickland "one of North America’s new generation of blogging priests" for his Running Priest Blog.

Strickland succeeds Álvaro Corrada del Río, SJ, who was appointed Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in July 2011.

Strickland was born in Fredericksburg, Texas. As a young child, his family moved to Atlanta, Texas, where his parents were founding members of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Strickland attended Holy Trinity Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1985, for the Diocese of Dallas. His first assignment was to Immaculate Conception Parish in Tyler, Texas.