Richard John Garcia

Richard John Garcia (April 24, 1947 – July 11, 2018) was an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the fourth ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California on December 19, 2006, and was installed at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 30, 2007.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Richard John Garcia

D.D.
Bishop of Monterey in California
Bishop Richard Garcia in 2008
ArchdioceseLos Angeles
DioceseMonterey in California
AppointedDecember 19, 2006
InstalledJanuary 30, 2007
PredecessorSylvester Donovan Ryan
SuccessorDaniel E. Garcia
Orders
OrdinationJune 15, 1973
ConsecrationJanuary 28, 1998
by William Weigand, John R. Quinn, and Pierre DuMaine
Personal details
Born(1947-04-24)April 24, 1947
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2018(2018-07-11) (aged 71)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (1997–2006)
MottoEN ÉL VIVIMOS
Styles of
Richard John Garcia
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life

Garcia was born in San Francisco in 1947 to immigrant parents from Mexico. He completed his studies for the priesthood at Saint Joseph College in Mountain View and at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

Episcopal appointments

Garcia was ordained to the priesthood on June 15, 1973 for the Archdiocese of San Francisco at Sacred Heart Parish in San Jose, California. For seven years he served as an associate pastor and coordinator of Hispanic apostolate, from 1980 to 1984 he studied theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome.

When the Diocese of San Jose in California was erected in 1981, Garcia was transferred to the new diocese. He taught at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary in Los Altos and at Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California.[1]

In 1997, while serving as the pastor of Saint Leo the Great Parish in San Jose and as the diocesan director for vocations, Pope John Paul II named Garcia titular bishop of Bapara and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento.[2] He was consecrated on January 28, 1998 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament; Bishop William Weigand served as his principal consecrator, with Archbishop John R. Quinn and Bishop Pierre DuMaine as his principal co-consecrators.[3] In Sacramento, Garcia served as vicar general and moderator of the curia, vicar for clergy, episcopal vicar for the Hispanic American population, and vicar for education and vocations.[4]

Committee appointments

In 2009, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Garcia as a member of the Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) where he sits on the board [5] Garcia is also a member of Migration and Refugee Services,[6] Subcommittee on Hispanics Affairs [7] and the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.[8]

Health

In April 2018, Garcia was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[9] García died on 11 July 2018 from complications of the disease, aged 71.[10]

See also

References
  1. The Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia; Diocese of Sacramento; January 31, 2001; url accessed December 21, 2006
  2. Bishop Richard John Garcia; Catholic-Hierarchy.org; url accessed December 21, 2006
  3. Ibid.
  4. The Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia
  5. Bishops Elect Chairs-Elect of Five Committees, Members of CRS and CLINIC Boards Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  6. Committee Membership Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  7. Programmatic Committees and Related Subcommittees Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  8. Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  9. "Richard Garcia, bishop of the Monterey Diocese, is diagnosed with Alzheimer's". Monterey Now. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  10. Monterey Bishop Garcia passes away after battle with Alzheimer's

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Sylvester Donovan Ryan		 Bishop of Monterey in California
2007–2018		 Succeeded by
Daniel E. Garcia
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento
1997–2006		 Succeeded by
–
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