Deaneries 

The Diocese of Fort Worth is divided into eight deaneries with a priest appointed as Dean for each of these areas.  The Dean represents the Bishop to the clergy and the faithful of his deanery.

Specifically, the Dean will:
  • Be concerned about the spiritual welfare of the People of God in the deanery.
  • He must watch for any situation that requires a response from the Bishop, such as the need for new parishes, the changing nature of parishes, special social concerns, etc.
  • He will be concerned about the health of the priests and other parish personnel within the deanery.
  • He will let the Bishop know about the illness of priests and parish administrators or other difficulties that they may be experiencing.
  • He will call deanery meetings at least six times each year (every two months) to discuss matters of general concern to the priests, pastoral administrators and pastoral assistants in the deanery.  When appropriate, the Dean will include in these meetings all of those involved in pastoral ministry.
  • He will serve as an ombudsman for the people of the deanery who may have pastoral problems that can best be handled at the local level.

Arlington Area Deanery | East Central Deanery | North Deanery | Northeast Deanery
Northwest Deanery | South Deanery | Southwest Deanery | West Central Deanery

Deaneries Map
Arlington Area Deanery
East Central Deanery
North Deanery
Northeast Deanery
Northwest Deanery
South Deanery
Southwest Deanery
West Central Deanery

Arlington Area Deanery

Dean: Rev. Joseph S. Scantlin
County: Tarrant

  • Most Blessed Sacrament, Arlington
  • St. Joseph, Arlington
  • St. Jude-Mansfield
  • St. Maria Goretti, Arlington
  • St. Mary the Virgin, Arlington
  • St. Matthew, Arlington
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Arlington
  • Vietnamese Martyrs, Arlington

East Central Deanery

Dean: Rev. David Bristow
County: Tarrant

  • All Saints, Fort Worth
  • Christ the King, Fort Worth
  • Holy Name of Jesus, Fort Worth
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Fort Worth
  • Our Lady of Fatima, Fort Worth
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fort Worth
  • Our Mother of Mercy, Fort Worth
  • San Mateo Mission. Fort Worth
  • St. George, Fort Worth
  • St. Mary of the Assumption, Fort Worth
  • St. Patrick Cathedral, Fort Worth
  • St. Rita, Fort Worth

North Deanery

Dean: Rev. Msgr. Charles B. King
County: Denton, Wise, Jack, Cooke

  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Decatur
  • Holy Cross, The Colony
  • Immaculate Conception, Denton
  • Sacred Heart, Muenster
  • St. John the Baptizer, Bridgeport
  • St. Mark, Denton
  • St. Mary, Gainesville
  • St. Mary, Jacksboro
  • St. Peter, Lindsay
  • St. Thomas Aquinas, Pilot Point

Northeast Deanery

Dean: Rev. Anh Tran
County: Tarrant, Denton

  • Good Shepherd, Colleyville
  • Korean Martyrs Catholic Church, Hurst
  • St. Catherine of Siena, Carrollton
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Keller
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Grapevine
  • St. John the Apostle, Fort Worth
  • St. Michael, Bedford
  • St. Philip the Apostle, Lewisville

Northwest Deanery

Dean: Rev. John Swistovich
County: Wichita, Clay, Montague, Archer, Baylor, Wilbarger, Foard, Hardeman, Knox

  • Christ the King, Iowa Park
  • Holy Family of Nazareth, Vernon
  • Immaculate Conception of Mary, Wichita Falls
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wichita Falls
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace, Wichita Falls
  • Sacred Heart, Seymour
  • Sacred Heart, Wichita Falls
  • Santa Rosa, Knox City
  • St. Boniface, Scotland
  • St. Jerome, Bowie
  • St. Joseph, Crowell
  • St. Joseph, Nocona
  • St. Joseph, Rhineland
  • St. Jude Thaddeus, Burkburnett
  • St. Mary, Quanah
  • St. Mary, Henrietta
  • St. Mary, Windthorst
  • St. Mary of the Assumption, Megargel
  • St. Paul, Electra
  • St. William, Montague

South Deanery

Dean: Rev. Juan Rivero
County: Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Hood, Somervell, Erath, Commanche

  • Holy Angels, Clifton
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Abbott
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Penelope
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, De Leon
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Morgan
  • Our Lady of Mercy, Hillsboro
  • Sacred Heart, Comanche
  • St. Brendan, Stephenville
  • St. Frances Cabrini, Granbury
  • St. Joseph, Cleburne
  • St. Mary, Dublin
  • St. Rose of Lima, Glen Rose

Southwest Deanery

Dean: Rev. Raymund A. Mullan
County: Palo Pinto, Parker, Eastland, Stephens, Throckmorton, Schackelford

  • Holy Rosary, Cisco
  • Jesus of Nazareth, Albany
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Mineral Wells
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Breckenridge
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Graford
  • St. Francis Xavier, Eastland
  • St. John, Strawn
  • St. Mary, Graham
  • St. Rita, Ranger
  • St. Stephen, Weatherford
  • St. Theresa, Olney

West Central Deanery

Dean: Rev. Joseph Pemberton
County: Tarrant

  • Holy Family, Fort Worth
  • Holy Redeemer, Aledo
  • Holy Trinity Mission, Azle
  • St. Andrew, Fort Worth
  • St. Ann, Burleson
  • St. Bartholomew, Fort Worth
  • St. Paul the Apostle, Fort Worth
  • St. Peter the Apostle, Fort Worth
  • St. Thomas the Apostle, Fort Worth