His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

M.Sp.S.
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
Titular Bishop of Acholla
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSeattle
AppointedMay 12, 2005
InstalledJune 6, 2005
PredecessorNestor Celestial Cariño
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Acholla
Orders
OrdinationAugust 18, 1984
by Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi
ConsecrationJune 6, 2005
by Alexander Joseph Brunett, George Leo Thomas, and Gustavo García-Siller
Personal details
Born (1954-08-03) August 3, 1954 (age 69)
Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
EducationPontifical Gregorian University (JCL)
MottoAmicus amicorum Jesu
(Friend of the friends of Jesus)
Styles of
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
History
Priestly ordination
Date18 August 1984
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAlexander Joseph Brunett
Co-consecratorsGeorge Leo Thomas Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Date6 June 2005
Source(s):"Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. (born August 3, 1954) is a Mexican-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State since 2005.

Biography

Early life

Eusebio L. Elizondo was born on August 3, 1954, in Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University[1] in Rome. He professed his vows to the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit order in 1974. [2]

Elizondo was ordained a priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit by Bishop Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi on August 18, 1984.[3][2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

Elizondo was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle as well as titular bishop of Acholla on May 12, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI. Elizondo was consecrated the first Hispanic bishop in the archdiocese by Archbishop Alexander Brunett in Seattle on June 6, 2005.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Pontifical Greogorian University". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  3. ^ "Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S." Retrieved 5 January 2013.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles Preceded by- Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle 2005–present Succeeded by- Preceded byNestor Celestial Cariño — TITULAR — Bishop of Acholla 2005-present Incumbent


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