Plácido Rodriguez
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Plácido Rodríguez C.M.F. |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Lubbock | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | San Antonio |
| Diocese | Lubbock |
| Appointed | April 5, 1994 |
| Installed | June 1, 1994 |
| Term ended | September 27, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Michael Jarboe Sheehan |
| Successor | Robert Milner Coerver |
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| Ordination | May 23, 1968 by Thomas Joseph Grady |
| Consecration | December 13, 1983 by Joseph Bernardin, Nevin William Hayes, and Alfred Leo Abramowicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 11, 1940 Celaya, Mexico |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Bishop of Fuerteventura (titular bishop) |
| Motto | CARITAS CHRISTI URGET NOS (The love of Christ urges us) |
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Styles of Plácido Rodríguez |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Plácido Rodríguez C.M.F. (born October 11, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the retired bishop of Lubbock. Rodríguez 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 Claretian priest on May 23, 1968. Rodríguez 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.
Milestones during his tenure as Bishop in Lubbock (1994-2016) include:
As required by Canon Law, upon attaining the age of 75 on October 11, 2015, Bishop Rodríguez submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Francis. That resignation was accepted by the Pontiff on September 27, 2016 when Pope Francis named Rev. Monsignor Robert M. Coerver as Bishop-elect of Lubbock. Until Coerver's ordination as a bishop and installation as the Third Bishop of Lubbock on November 21, 2016, Bishop Rodríguez served as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Lubbock.
Bishop Rodríguez retired to his hometown of Chicago to return to the Claretian Order actively working in promotion of vocations.
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