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Joseph Anthony Fiorenza

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
Archdiocese Galveston-Houston
Appointed December 6, 1984
Installed February 18, 1985
Term ended February 26, 2006
Predecessor John Louis Morkovsky
Successor Daniel DiNardo
Orders
Ordination May 29, 1954
by Wendelin Joseph Nold
Consecration October 25, 1979
by Patrick Flores, John Louis Morkovsky, and John E. McCarthy
Personal details
Born (1931-01-25) January 25, 1931 (age 86)
Beaumont, Texas
Previous post Bishop of San Angelo (1979–1984)
Motto Thy kingdom come
Styles of
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
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Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (born January 25, 1931) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh Bishop and the first Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as Bishop of San Angelo from 1979 to 1984.

Joseph Fiorenza was born in Beaumont, Texas, the second of four sons of Anthony and Grace (née Galiano) Fiorenza. His father immigrated from Sicily at age 10, while his mother was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants. He attended St. Anthony High School in Beaumont, where he was football team captain and senior class president. He skipped a grade and graduated from high school at age 16 in 1947. He then studied at St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte.

Fiorenza was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1954. His first assignment was as assistant pastor of Queen of Peace Church in Houston, where he remained for three years. In 1957, he became professor of medical ethics at Sacred Heart Dominican College and chaplain of St. Joseph Hospital in Houston. He served as administrator of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral from 1959 to 1967. In 1965, he participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches during the Civil Rights Movement.


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