Mario Alberto Avilés

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Mario Alberto Avilés

C.O.
Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville
Titular Bishop of Cataquas
ArchdioceseGalveston–Houston
DioceseBrownsville
AppointedDecember 4, 2017
InstalledFebruary 22, 2018
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Cataquas
Orders
OrdinationJuly 21, 1998
by José Raúl Vera López
ConsecrationFebruary 22, 2018
by Daniel E. Flores, Raymundo Joseph Peña, and Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía
Personal details
Born (1969-09-16) September 16, 1969 (age 54)
Mexico City, Mexico
MottoCaritas Dei Diffusa Est In Cordibus Nostris
Styles of
Mario Alberto Avilés
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Mario Alberto Avilés (born September 16, 1969) is a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas since 2017.

Biography

Mario Avilés was born on September 16, 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico. He professed his vows to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in 1986.

On July 21, 1998, Avilés was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop José Raúl Vera López for the Oratory. In 2012, he was appointed as procurator general of the Oratory.[1]

Pope Francis appointed Avilés as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville on December 4, 2017.[2][3] On February 22, 2018, Avilés was consecrated by Bishop Daniel E. Flores.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés Campos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. ^ "Pope Francis Names Fr. Mario Alberto Avilés as Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville". Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Auxiliary Bishop Named for Diocese of Brownsville". Retrieved December 4, 2017.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville
2018-Present 		Succeeded by
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