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On October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Garcia-Siller to succeed José Gómez as Archbishop of San Antonio. His installation took place on November 23, 2010. Along with Gómez, he is one of the highest-ranking Mexican-American bishops in the United States.
Archbishop of San Antonio (2010–present), former auxiliary bishop of Chicago (2003–2010) Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ordained for the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit: Michael Boulette: Auxiliary bishop of San Antonio (2017–present) Archdiocese of San Antonio Gary Janak: Auxiliary bishop of San Antionio (2021–present)
The Archdiocese of San Antonio (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Antonii) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It encompasses 27,841 square miles (72,110 km 2) in the U.S. state of Texas. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio had a self-reported 2018 population of 796,954, up from 728,001 in 2014.
Gómez was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio on December 29, 2004. [1] In 2005, he was named one of Time's 25 most influential Hispanics in the United States, and in 2007 he was on CNN's list of "Notable Hispanics" in a web special celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. [4]
The Archdioceses of Los Angeles and San Antonio and seven dioceses (Raleigh, Fall River, Charleston, Salt Lake City, San Bernardino, Las Cruces, and St Thomas) are led by foreign-born archbishops and bishops. [6]
A prominent Catholic bishop has slammed actions by GOP governors who are busing migrants out of state, saying it “offends God.” The series of tweets by San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García ...
On May 14, 1988, Janak was ordained a priest at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Palacios by Bishop Charles Grahmann for the Diocese of Victoria. [2] He received a Licentiate in Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1995 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1998 from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio.
Patricio Fernández Flores (July 26, 1929 – January 9, 2017) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served from 1979 to 2004 as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas, bishop of the Diocese of El Paso in Texas from 1978 to 1979, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio from 1970 to 1978.