Daniel E. Flores

Daniel Flores was born in Palacios, Texas, to Fernando and Lydia Flores,[1] both of whom were born to "families long established around the town of Zapata, Texas, with roots on both sides of the border" between Mexico and the United States.[2] He has two brothers, Billie and Javier, and one sister, Teresa.[3] 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.[1] He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy (1983) and a Master's in Divinity (1987) from the University of Dallas.[1]

Flores was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop René Henry Gracida on January 30, 1988,[2] 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).[4] He was raised to the rank of Chaplain to His Holiness in September 1995.[1]

In 1997, Flores was sent to Rome by Bishop Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M., to further his studies. He is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), from which he earned a doctorate in theology in 2000. Flores next served as chancellor of the Diocese of Corpus Christi until August 2001, when he was assigned to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He there served as professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas and Formation Director at St. Mary's Seminary, where he was also vice-rector (2002–2006).[4] Returning to his former diocese, he became rector of Corpus Christi Cathedral in September 2005, assuming full duties in June 2006.[1]

• "Catholic Diocese of Brownsville".
• "Bishop Daniel E. Flores, S.T.D." Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020.