Raymundo Joseph Peña

Raymundo Joseph Peña (born 19 February 1934) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Raymundo Joseph Peña
Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville
Archdiocese	Galveston-Houston
Diocese	Brownsville
Appointed	May 23, 1994
Installed	August 6, 1995
Term ended	December 9, 2009
Predecessor	Enrique San Pedro
Successor	Daniel E. Flores
Orders
Ordination	May 25, 1957 by Mariano Simon Garriga
Consecration	December 13, 1976 by Francis James Furey, Patrick Flores, and Thomas Joseph Drury
Personal details
Born	February 19, 1934 Corpus Christi, Texas
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio Bishop of El Paso
Motto	Haz todo con amor

Styles of Raymundo Joseph Peña
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he was the son of Cosme A. Peña and Elisa Ramon Peña. He attended St. John's Seminary, and Assumption Seminary, both in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained on 25 May 1957 at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Mariano S. Garriaga, D.D., LL.D.[1]

On 16 October 1976, he was named Titular bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of San Antonio. In 1979 he served as Administrator Sede Vacante for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

In 1980, Peña was appointed Bishop of El Paso, serving for 15 years until his installation as Bishop of Brownsville in 1995. He submitted his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops upon reaching 75. His resignation was accepted when Pope Benedict XVI, named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Daniel E. Flores as bishop in his stead.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. Raymundo J. Peña biography.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Episcopal succession