Plácido Rodriguez

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Plácido Rodriguez

Bishop Emeritus of Lubbock
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseSan Antonio
DioceseLubbock
AppointedApril 5, 1994
InstalledJune 1, 1994
Term endedSeptember 27, 2016
PredecessorMichael Jarboe Sheehan
Orders
OrdinationMay 23, 1968
by Thomas Joseph Grady
ConsecrationDecember 13, 1983
by Joseph Bernardin, Nevin William Hayes, and Alfred Leo Abramowicz
Personal details
Born (1940-10-11) October 11, 1940 (age 83)
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Bishop of Fuerteventura (titular bishop)
MottoCARITAS CHRISTI URGET NOS
(The love of Christ urges us)
Styles of
Plácido Rodriguez
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Plácido Rodriguez C.M.F. (born October 11, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the retired bishop of Lubbock.[1] Rodriguez was born in Celaya, Mexico to Eutimio and Maria Conception. He was the 11th born out of 14 children; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1968. Rodriquez was appointed both auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Fuerteventura on October 18, 1983 and was consecrated on December 13, 1983. He was installed as bishop of Lubbock on June 1, 1994.[2] Bishop Rodriguez's resignation was accepted on September 27, 2016.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ Texas Catholic Conference: "Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, CMF" retrieved June 25, 2011