Mario Alberto Avilés
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Mario Alberto Avilés | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville Titular Bishop of Cataquas | |
Archdiocese | Galveston–Houston |
Diocese | Brownsville |
Appointed | December 4, 2017 |
Installed | February 22, 2018 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Cataquas |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 21, 1998 |
Consecration | February 22, 2018 by Daniel E. Flores, Raymundo Joseph Peña, and Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía |
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Born | |
Motto | Caritas Dei Diffusa Est In Cordibus Nostris |
Styles of Mario Alberto Avilés | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Mario Alberto Avilés (born September 16, 1969) is a Mexican priest of the Catholic Church and serves as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville.
Biography
On July 21, 1998, Avilés was ordained to the priesthood. In 2012, he was appointed as Procurator General of the Oratory of St Philip Neri.[1] Pope Francis appointed Avilés auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville on December 4, 2017.[2] [3] On February 22, 2018, Avilés was consecrated as a bishop.
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés Campos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Fr. Mario Alberto Avilés as Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Auxiliary Bishop Named for Diocese of Brownsville". Retrieved December 4, 2017.