His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gustavo Garcia-Siller

M.Sp.S.
Archbishop of San Antonio
Archbishop García-Siller at the 2018 Steubenville Power and Purpose Conference
ArchdioceseSan Antonio
AppointedOctober 14, 2010
InstalledNovember 23, 2010
PredecessorJosé Horacio Gómez
Orders
OrdinationJune 22, 1984
ConsecrationMarch 19, 2003
by Francis George, Raymond E. Goedert, and Ricardo Watty Urquidi
Personal details
Born (1956-12-21) December 21, 1956
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Previous post(s)
MottoVen Holy Spirit ven
(Come Holy Spirit, come!)
Styles of
Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Gustavo García-Siller
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byFrancis George
DateMarch 19, 2003
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gustavo García-Siller as principal consecrator
Michael SisJanuary 27, 2014
Michael Fors OlsonJanuary 29, 2014
Michael Joseph BouletteMarch 20, 2017

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 previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 2003 to 2010.

Biography

Early life

The 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 in Mexico City in 1973,[2] and was sent 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

Garcia-Siller was ordained to the priesthood for the Missionaries Order on June 22, 1984.[4] He then served as an associate pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Selma, California until 1988.[2] He furthered his studies at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO) in Guadalajara, Mexico, earning a Master of Psychology degree, and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[5]

From 1990 to 1999, Garcia-Siller served 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]

Garcia-Siller was rector of his order's theologate in Oxnard, California, from 1999 to 2002, also serving in three parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was then named superior of the Holy Spirit Missionaries' vicariate for the United States and Canada in 2002.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On January 24, 2003, Garcia-Siller was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Oescus by Pope John Paul II.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 2003, 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

On 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schuck Scheiber, Carol. "Just call me Bishop Gustavo". Vision Vocation Network.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pope Accepts Resignations of Chicago Auxiliaries, Names Three Others". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. January 24, 2003.
  3. ↑ Garcia-Siller, Gustavo. "The vocational journey of a Chicago bishop". Oye Magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  5. 1 2 3 "Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago – Biographical Summary". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ ""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.
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