Daniel E. Flores
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Daniel Ernesto Flores S.T.D. |
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| Bishop of Brownsville | |
| Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
| Diocese | Brownsville |
| Appointed | December 9, 2009 |
| Installed | February 2, 2010 |
| Predecessor | Raymundo Joseph Peña |
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| Ordination | January 30, 1988 by René Henry Gracida |
| Consecration | November 29, 2006 by Adam Maida, Edmond Carmody, and René Henry Gracida |
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| Born |
August 28, 1961 Palacios, Texas |
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| Motto | VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM (The Word Is Sent Breathing Forth Love) |
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Styles of Daniel Ernesto Flores |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Daniel Ernesto Flores (born August 28, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been the Bishop of Brownsville since December 2009. He had previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Daniel Flores was born in Palacios, Texas, to Fernando and Lydia Flores. He has two brothers, Billie and Javier, and one sister, Teresa. Shortly after his birth, he and his family moved to Corpus Christi. He graduated from Flour Bluff High School in 1979, and then studied at the University of Texas at Austin for two years before entering Holy Trinity Seminary in 1981. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy (1983) and a Master's in Divinity (1987) from the University of Dallas.
Flores was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop René Gracida on January 30, 1988, and then served as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Cathedral. He was also private secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop Gracida, vice-chancellor of the Diocese, rector of the St. John Vianney House of Studies, and Episcopal Vicar for Vocations (1992-1997). He was raised to the rank of Chaplain to His Holiness in September 1995.
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