Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. (born December 21, 1956) is a Mexican-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas since 2010. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.
Gustavo Garcia-Siller | |
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 Archbishop García-Siller at the 2018 Steubenville Power and Purpose Conference | |
| Archdiocese | San Antonio |
| Appointed | October 14, 2010 |
| Installed | November 23, 2010 |
| Predecessor | José Horacio Gómez |
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| Ordination | June 22, 1984 |
| Consecration | March 19, 2003 by Francis George, Raymond E. Goedert, and Ricardo Watty Urquidi |
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| Born | December 21, 1956 |
| Motto | Ven Holy Spirit ven (Come Holy Spirit, come!) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Biography
editEarly life
editThe eldest of fifteen children,[1] Gustavo Garcia-Siller was born on December 21, 1956, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He entered the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit religious order in Mexico City in 1973.[2] The Missionaries sent him to the United States in 1980 to minister to migrant workers in California.[3] He also studied at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, obtaining Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees.
Priesthood
editGarcia-Siller was ordained to the priesthood for the Missionaries Order on June 22, 1984.[4] The Missionaries then assigned him as an associate pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Selma, California until 1988.[2] He then furthered his studies at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO) in Guadalajara, Mexico, earning a Master of Arts in psychology, and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[5]
Returning to the United States in 1990, Garcia-Siller was named as rector of the Holy Spirit Missionaries' houses of studies in Lynwood and Long Beach, California, and in Portland, Oregon.[5] On December 15, 1998, Garcia-Siller became a citizen of the United States.[6]
In 1999, Garcia-Siller was appointed rector of the Missionaries theologate in Oxnard, California, also serving pastoral roles in three parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Missionaries named him as superior of their vicariate for the United States and Canada in 2002.[2]
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
editOn January 24, 2003, Garcia-Siller was appointed auxiliary bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Oescus by Pope John Paul II.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 2003, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago from Cardinal Francis George, with Bishops Raymond E. Goedert and Ricardo Urquidi serving as co-consecrators.[4] As an auxiliary bishop, Garcia-Siller served as episcopal vicar for Vicariate V and the Cardinal's liaison to the Hispanic community.[5]
Archbishop of San Antonio
editOn October 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Garcia-Siller to succeed José Gómez as Archbishop of San Antonio. His installation took place on November 23, 2010. Along with Gómez, he is one of the highest-ranking Mexican-American bishops in the United States.
In March 2024, Garcia-Siller banned the Mission of Divine Mercy (MDM), a Catholic retreat house in New Braunfels, Texas, and the priest who was running it. MDM had refused to delete a posting on its website in which a member said that God told him Pope Francis was a "usurper" and an "enemy of the Church".[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schuck Scheiber, Carol. "Just call me Bishop Gustavo". Vision Vocation Network. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Pope Accepts Resignations of Chicago Auxiliaries, Names Three Others". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. January 24, 2003.
- ^ Garcia-Siller, Gustavo. "The vocational journey of a Chicago bishop". Oye Magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c "Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago – Biographical Summary". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
- ^ ""Garcia-Siller became a citizen of the United States of America on December 15, 1998."". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Texas archbishop bans retreat center for 'false teachings' about pope". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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