Raymundo Joseph Peña

Raymundo Joseph Peña (February 19, 1934 – September 24, 2021) was an American Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Raymundo Joseph Peña
Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville
ArchdioceseGalveston-Houston
DioceseBrownsville
AppointedMay 23, 1994
InstalledAugust 6, 1995
Term endedDecember 9, 2009
PredecessorEnrique San Pedro
SuccessorDaniel E. Flores
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1957
by Mariano Simon Garriga
ConsecrationDecember 13, 1976
by Francis James Furey, Patrick Flores, and Thomas Joseph Drury
Personal details
Born(1934-02-19)February 19, 1934
Corpus Christi, Texas
DiedSeptember 24, 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 87)
San Juan, Texas
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
Bishop of El Paso
MottoHaz todo con amor
Styles of
Raymundo Joseph Peña
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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 May 25, 1957, at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Mariano S. Garriaga, D.D., LL.D.[1]

On October 16, 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.

See also

References
  1. Raymundo J. Peña biography.

Episcopal succession



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