Mariano Simon Garriga

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Mariano Simon Garriga (May 30, 1886 – February 21, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Corpus Christi from 1949 until his death in 1965.

Biography[]

Mariano Garriga was born in Port Isabel, Texas, to Frank and Elizabeth (née Baker) Garriga.[1] He studied at St. Mary College in Kansas City, Kansas, and at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1911.[3] He then served as assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of San Antonio until 1912, when he became a curate in Marfa.[1]

In 1915 he was named vice-rector of St. John Seminary in San Antonio.[1] He served as a chaplain to the National Guard during World War I, training with the 36th Infantry Division.[1] From 1919 to 1936, he was pastor of St. Cecilia Church in San Antonio.[1] He also served as president of Incarnate Word College.[1] He was a professor at St. John Seminary from 1921 to 1936, and became historian of the San Antonio Archdiocese in 1926.[1] He was raised to the rank of Papal Chamberlain in October 1934, and a Domestic Prelate in September 1935.[2]

On June 20, 1936, Garriga was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Corpus Christi and Titular Bishop of Syene by Pope Pius XI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 21 from Archbishop Arthur Jerome Drossaerts, with Bishops Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina and Aloisius Joseph Muench serving as co-consecrators.[3] He was the first Catholic bishop of a Texas diocese to be born in the state.[1] In addition to his episcopal duties, he served as pastor of St. Peter Church in Laredo (1936-1948).[1] Upon the resignation of Bishop Ledvina, Garriga succeed him as the third Bishop of Corpus Christi on March 15, 1949.[3] During his 16-year-long tenure, he founded a minor seminary in 1960 and established several parochial schools.[4]

Garriga later died at age 78. He is buried in the crypt of Corpus Christi Cathedral.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "GARRIGA, MARIANO SIMON (1886-1965)". Handbook of Texas Online.
  2. ^ a b Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. VII. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bishop Mariano Simon Garriga". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. ^ "Bishop Mariano S. Garriga". Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Corpus Christi
1949–1965 		Succeeded by
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