Raymundo Joseph Peña
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Raymundo Joseph Peña |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville | |
| Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
| Diocese | Brownsville |
| Appointed | May 23, 1994 |
| Installed | August 6, 1995 |
| Term ended | December 9, 2009 |
| Predecessor | Enrique San Pedro |
| Successor | Daniel E. Flores |
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| Ordination | May 25, 1957 by Mariano Simon Garriga |
| Consecration | December 13, 1976 by Francis James Furey, Patrick Flores, and Thomas Joseph Drury |
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| Born |
February 19, 1934 Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio Bishop of El Paso |
| Motto | Haz todo con amor |
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Styles of Raymundo Joseph Peña |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Raymundo Joseph Peña (born 19 February 1934) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he was the son of Cosme A. Peña and Elisa Ramon Peña. He attended St. John’s Seminary, and Assumption Seminary, both in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained on 25 May 1957 at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Mariano S. Garriaga, D.D., LL.D.
On 16 October 1976, he was named Titular bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of San Antonio. In 1979 he served as Administrator Sede Vacante for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
In 1980, Peña was appointed Bishop of El Paso, serving for 15 years until his installation as Bishop of Brownsville in 1995. He submitted his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops upon reaching 75. His resignation was accepted when Pope Benedict XVI, named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Daniel E. Flores as bishop in his stead.
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