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What Other Texas
Bishops are saying:
"It is a day for celebration for the Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI has named twenty-three new cardinals, including 2 from the United States. We especially send our prayers and congratulations to Archbishop Daniel DiNardo of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese. He will be the first cardinal from the state of Texas to serve the Church. His integrity and unselfish service to God's people has been a blessing. I look forward to continuing to work with him on issues important to the life of the Church in Texas."
-Archbishop José H. Gomez, S.T.D., Archdiocese of San Antonio
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"This is a first-ever in the great state of Texas, and we need to celebrate this wonderful event. Congratulations, dear Cardinal DiNardo. May God pour out many blessings upon you."
-Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI
Diocese of San Angelo
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"This is indeed a great honor for Texas. The Holy Father has chosen a great person who I know will represent Texas and the United States at the highest level. We are pleased not only for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston but for all Catholics in Texas."
-Bishop Kevin Farrell,
Diocese of Dallas
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"Our Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has honored the South and especially the Church in Texas by elevating Archbishop DiNardo to the level of Cardinal."
-Bishop Edmond Carmody, Diocese of Corpus Christi
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"Pope Benedict XVI has accorded great honor to this deserving man and to the Texas see of Galveston-Houston. The Diocese of Galveston was an ancient see, the mother diocese of all the dioceses in the State of Texas today. From that one small community missionaries went out into the wilderness to preach the good news of the Gospel and from that somewhat larger faith community today, the pope has selected a good and holy man to become a cardinal.
Cardinal-designate DiNardo is a man of wide experience, a man of great intelligence, a man of infectious enthusiasm. He will be for us a symbol of the growth of our faith over the centuries and a light into the future. He will receive his red hat in a November 24 consistory at the Vatican, just two days after the American Thanksgiving. That Saturday will be a day of great rejoicing in Texas."
-Bishop Alvaro Corrada, SJ, Diocese of Tyler
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"As the senior bishop in the Metropolitan Province of Galveston-Houston, I have congratulated Cardinal-designate Daniel DiNardo with great joy. The well deserved honor bestowed upon our Archbishop speaks to his exceptional leadership ability as well as to the rich Catholic heritage in the State of Texas."
-Bishop Raymundo J. Peña, Diocese of Brownsville
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"The naming of Archbishop DiNardo as a Cardinal is a great blessing for the South and a laudable recognition of the steadfastness and vitality of the Catholic Church in Texas. Since the start of my days in the seminary in 1946, I have witnessed the creation of 9 new dioceses in Texas (of the present 15).
I had the privilege of knowing Cardinal-Elect DiNardo in 1987 when he was one of my professors in Rome for a Continuing Education course for priests. He is an experienced, highly capable shepherd.
The Diocese of Amarillo and I congratulate Cardinal-Elect DiNardo and praise God for his new position as a Prince of the Church!"
-Bishop John W. Yanta,
Diocese of Amarillo
"The elevation of Archbishop Daniel DiNardo to cardinal is cause for great joy and celebration in Texas. It is a clear indication of Pope Benedict XVI's awareness of the growth of the Catholic Church in Texas. Archbishop DiNardo has been a tireless co-worker in the vineyard of the Lord and I have enjoyed sharing ministry with him. The people of the Diocese of Austin offer congratulations and prayers to him."
-Bishop Gregory Aymond, Diocese of Austin
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 The Texas Catholic Conference congratulates Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo, who was recently named Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. He will be installed at the Vatican on November 24, 2007, along with 22 others. A Cardinal is appointed by the Pope to serve as one of his key advisers. The College of Cardinals is also the body that elects new popes.
"This appointment is wonderful news," stated Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, also of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. "Archbishop DiNardo is a hardworking wonderful bishop who is greatly appreciated both here in his diocese and in Rome. This appointment is a recognition of his wonderful priestly qualities, and is an important recognition by the Vatican of the Church of Galveston-Houston, of the South and of the Southwest."
Cardinal-designate DiNardo, currently Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, will be the state�s first Cardinal. He was appointed Archbishop of Galveston-Houston in February, 2006, making him the pastoral leader of 1.3 million Catholics in the Archdiocese. Texas has over 7 million Catholics.
"Archbishop DiNardo's appointment is a particular joy to Texas, a state rich in Catholic history and presence," stated Bishop James Tamayo of the Diocese of Laredo, who is the previous chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Hispanic Affairs.
In addition, Bishop Tamayo recognizes the importance of this appointment for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, an area with the second largest population of Hispanics in the United States. "I am delighted that we are acknowledged by the Holy Father for our years of fidelity to the Church and the continued growth of the Church in the Southwest. I think it is distinct honor for the Southwest part of the United States to have a Cardinal within our territory."
Attesting to his personal experiences with Cardinal-designate DiNardo, Bishop Tamayo stated, "Having served as an auxiliary bishop in the community of Galveston-Houston, I am delighted that Archbishop DiNardo's care and concern for the multicultural communities of that Archdiocese are recognized by Rome, bestowing honor not only upon himself, but also the multicultural church in Galveston-Houston."
Cardinal-designate DiNardo currently serves on the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He also serves as the USCCB Advisor to the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., and the National Catholic Partnership for Persons with Disabilities, Washington, D.C.
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First Texas Cardinal Announced
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI named 23 new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, and U.S. Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the first cardinal from a Texas diocese.
The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 17 and said he would formally install the cardinals during a special consistory at the Vatican Nov. 24.
Cardinal-designate Foley was in St. Peter's Square when the announcement was made; he told Catholic News Service he had gone into the square, wading into the midst of the crowd, after going to a doctor's appointment.
While rumors were running strong that the pope would name cardinals at the end of the audience and his nomination was almost a given, Cardinal-designate Foley said he was shocked to be the second name announced by the pope. The order in which the cardinals are announced determines their seniority with the College of Cardinals, which has little practical effect except in liturgical processions.
Naming 18 cardinals under the age of 80, the age limit set for voting in a papal conclave, Pope Benedict said he was setting aside the limit of 120 potential papal electors established by Pope Paul VI and confirmed by Pope John Paul II.
After the new cardinals are installed in late November, there will be 121 potential voters.
The 23 new cardinals will bring the total membership of the College of Cardinals to 202.
The nomination of Cardinals-designate Foley and DiNardo brings to 17 the number of U.S. cardinals; after the consistory, the U.S. contingent will include 13 potential papal electors.
The November ceremony will mark the second time Pope Benedict has created cardinals since his election in April 2005. At a March 2006 consistory, he created 15 new cardinals.
The new cardinals represent 15 countries on five continents. Eight of the new cardinals are current or retired Vatican officials, 13 are current or retired heads of archdioceses around the world and two are former rectors of the main pontifical universities in Rome.
Story from the Catholic News Service.
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