Raymundo Joseph Peña

Styles of
Raymundo Joseph Peña
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style His Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Raymundo Joseph Peña (born 19 February 1934) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

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.[1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Raymundo J. Peña biography.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Patrick Flores
Bishop of El Paso
19801995
Succeeded by
Armando Xavier Ochoa
Preceded by
Enrique San Pedro, S.J.
Bishop of Brownsville
1995 2009
Succeeded by
Daniel E. Flores


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