Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, CMF

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Bishop Plácido Rodríguez was born on October 11, 1940, the 11th of 14 children born to Eutemio and Maria Concepcion Rodríguez. He attended Celaya's Colegio Vasco de Quiroga, a Catholic elementary school, until January 13, 1953 when his father and mother emigrated to Chicago with their six youngest children. Bishop Rodríguez was ordained a Claretian priest in Chicago. He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago where he served in this role for 8 years before being appointed the third bishop of the diocese of Lubbock in 1995. Bishop Rodríguez currently serves as Chairman of the Bishops' Committee on Hispanic Affairs.

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