The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Corpus Christi, United States of America, presented by Bishop William Michael Mulvey.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O., until now titular bishop of Cataquas and auxiliary of Brownsville, as bishop of Corpus Christi, United States of America.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O., was born on 16 September 1969 in Mexico City, in the metropolitan archdiocese of México. After attending the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, he was awarded a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, and a Master of Divinity at the Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.
He was ordained a priest on 21 July 1998 for the Confederation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint Jude Thaddeus in Pharr (1998-2002), parish priest of Sacred Heart in Hidalgo (2002-2017), principal of the Oratory Academy and Oratory Athenaeum in Pharr (2005-2012), procurator general of the Confederation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (2012-2018).
On 4 December 2017, he was appointed titular bishop of Cataquas and auxiliary bishop of Brownsville, receiving episcopal ordination on 22 February 2018.
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