Pope John XXIII High School (Harris County, Texas)
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Pope John XXIII High School is a Catholic school
in unincorporated Harris County
, Texas
, United States
.
Pope John XXIII serves the west side of the Houston
area in the Greater Katy Area. The school has a Katy
address. The current principal is Tim Petersen.
The school is located on a 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) parcel of land. 12 million dollars was raised to construct the campus buildings. The school's mascot, nicknamed PJ, is the lion.
The school is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
, led by Archbishop Daniel DiNardo
.
The girl's soccer team, newly created, won the state title championship last year in TAPPS 3A in 2010.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in unincorporated Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Pope John XXIII serves the west side of the Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
area in the Greater Katy Area. The school has a Katy
Katy, Texas
Katy is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area...
address. The current principal is Tim Petersen.
The school is located on a 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) parcel of land. 12 million dollars was raised to construct the campus buildings. The school's mascot, nicknamed PJ, is the lion.
The school is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...
, led by Archbishop Daniel DiNardo
Daniel DiNardo
Daniel Nicholas DiNardo is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the second and current Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, serving since 2006. He previously served as Bishop of Sioux City from 1998 to 2004....
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The girl's soccer team, newly created, won the state title championship last year in TAPPS 3A in 2010.