Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

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Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
Titular Bishop of Acholla
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSeattle
AppointedMay 12, 2005
InstalledJune 6, 2005
Predecessor
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Acholla
Orders
OrdinationAugust 18, 1984
ConsecrationJune 6, 2005
by Alexander Joseph Brunett, George Leo Thomas, and Gustavo García-Siller
Personal details
Born (1954-08-03) August 3, 1954 (age 67)
Victoria Tamaulipas, México
EducationPontifical Gregorian University (JCL)
MottoAmicus Amicorum Jesu
Styles of
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
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Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
History
Priestly ordination
Date18 August 1984
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAlexander Joseph Brunett
Co-consecratorsGeorge Leo Thomas Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Date6 June 2005
Source(s):"Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. (August 3, 1954) is a Mexican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and currently an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle.

Biography[]

Eusebio L. Elizondo was born in Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University[1] in Rome and was ordained a priest on August 18, 1984.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle[]

Elizondo was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle as well as titular Bishop of Acholla on May 12, 2005, by Benedict XVI. Elizondo was consecrated the first Hispanic bishop in Seattle on June 6, 2005.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Pontifical Greogorian University". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S." Retrieved 5 January 2013.

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Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
2005–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
— TITULAR —
Bishop of Acholla
2005-present
Incumbent


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