Richard John Garcia
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Richard John Garcia is an American
United States
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Roman Catholic bishop
Bishop
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. He was appointed
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by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
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as the fourth ordinary
Ordinary
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bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California
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on December 19, 2006, and was installed
Appointment of Catholic bishops
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at a Mass
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celebrated by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 30, 2007.
Episcopal appointments
Garcia was ordainedHoly Orders
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to the priesthood
Presbyterium
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on June 15, 1973 for the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
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at Sacred Heart Parish in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
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. When the Diocese of San Jose in California
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
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was erected in 1981, Garcia was transferred to the new diocese. He taught at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary in Los Altos
Los Altos, California
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and at Saint Patrick Seminary
Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park
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in Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
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.
In 1997, while serving as the pastor
Pastor
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of Saint Leo the Great Parish
Saint Leo the Great Parish
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in San Jose and as the diocesan director for vocations, Pope John Paul II
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named Garcia titular bishop
Titular bishop
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of Bapara
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and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
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. He was ordained to the episcopate on January 28, 1998 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento
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; Bishop William Weigand
William Weigand
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served as his principal consecrator
Consecrator
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, with Archbishop John R. Quinn
John R. Quinn
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and Bishop Pierre DuMaine
Pierre DuMaine
Roland Pierre DuMaine is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was the Bishop of San José in California for the first 18 years of the diocese. Bishop DuMaine attended St. Joseph College, Mountain View, California, and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. Bishop DuMaine was ordained...
as his principal co-consecrators. In Sacramento
Sacramento, California
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, Garcia served as vicar general
Vicar general
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and moderator of the curia
Curia
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, vicar for clergy
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, episcopal vicar for the Hispanic American population, and vicar for education and vocations.
Committee apppointments
In 2009, the United States Conference of Catholic BishopsUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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elected Garcia as a member of the Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services
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and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) where he sits on the board Garcia is also a member of Migration and Refugee Services, Subcommittee on Hispanics Affairs and the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.
Sources
- Bishop of Monterey
- Bishop Garcia will lead Diocese of Monterey
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops