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{{Short description|American prelate (1931–2022)}}
[[Image:BishopFio.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.]]
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[[Image:fiocoat.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza's Coat of Arms.]]
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| name = Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
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| appointed = December 6, 1984
| enthroned = February 18, 1985
| ended = February 26, 2006
| predecessor = [[John Louis Morkovsky]]
| successor = [[Daniel DiNardo]]
| ordination = May 29, 1954
| ordained_by = [[Wendelin Joseph Nold]]
| consecration = October 25, 1979
| consecrated_by = [[Patrick Flores]], [[John Louis Morkovsky]], and [[John E. McCarthy]]
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The Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston. A former bishop of San Angelo, His Holiness Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Galveston Houston in 1984. The diocese was later elavated to an Archdiocese by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in 2004.
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Upon his retirement, Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza will be succeded by Archbishop Coadjuter Daniel DiNardo. Archbishop Fiorenza presided over the dedication mass of [[Pope John XXIII High School]]
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'''Joseph Anthony Fiorenza''' (January 25, 1931 &ndash; September 19, 2022) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He was the seventh [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|bishop]] and the first archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston|Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] in Texas, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo|Diocese of San Angelo]] in Texas from 1979 to 1984.
Joseph Fiorenza was born to Anthony Fiorenza and Grace Galinao on January 25, 2931 in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from St. Anthony Catholic High School in 1947, after which he studied Theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Beaumont, Texas. He was ordained there on May 29, 1954.

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== Biography ==
From 1954 to 1979 he served various positions in Catholic churches and schools, such as
=== Early life and education ===
Assistant Pastor, Queen of Peace Church, Houston
Joseph Fiorenza was born in [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], [[Texas]], the second of four sons of Anthony and Grace (née Galiano) Fiorenza.<ref name="vitae">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]]|title=Curriculum Vitae|url=http://www.archgh.org/about/Archbishop-Emeritus-Fiorenza/CV|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130223232014/http://www.archgh.org/about/Archbishop-Emeritus-Fiorenza/CV|archivedate=2013-02-23}}</ref> His father immigrated from [[Sicily]] at age 10, while his mother was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants.<ref name="holmes">{{cite news|date=1998-11-14|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|title=Strong leader, humble spirit - HOUSTON CATHOLIC BISHOP IN THE RUNNING FOR TOP DENOMINATIONAL POST|last=Holmes|first=Cecile S.}}</ref> He attended St. Anthony High School in Beaumont, where he was football team captain and senior class president.<ref name="holmes" /> Fiorenza skipped a grade and graduated from high school at age 16 in 1947.<ref name="archgh">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]]|title=Archbishop Emeritus Fiorenza|url=http://www.archgh.org/about/Archbishop-Emeritus-Fiorenza|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130223115827/http://www.archgh.org/about/Archbishop-Emeritus-Fiorenza|archivedate=2013-02-23}}</ref> He then studied at St. Mary's Seminary in [[La Porte, Texas]].<ref name="vara">{{cite news|date=2006-03-01|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|title='New era' for 1.3 million Catholics - Archbishop Fiorenza retires and asks region to embrace successor Daniel DiNardo|last=Vara|first=Richard}}</ref>
Professor of Medical Ethics, Dominican College, Houston

Administrator, Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
=== Priesthood ===
Pastor, St. Augustine Church, Houston
Fiorenza was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood on May 29, 1954.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Archbishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfiorenza.html}}</ref> His first assignment was as assistant [[pastor]] of Queen of Peace Parish in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], where he remained for three years.<ref name="archgh" /> In 1957, he became professor of [[medical ethics]] at Sacred Heart Dominican College and chaplain of [[St. Joseph Medical Center (Houston)|St. Joseph Hospital]], both in Houston.<ref name="archgh" /> He served as administrator of [[Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston|Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral]] in Houston from 1959 to 1967.<ref name="vitae" /> In 1965, Fiorenza participated in the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]] in Alabama during the [[Civil Rights Movement]].<ref name="holmes" />
Pastor, St. Benedict Church, Houston

Pastor, Assumption Church, Houston
Fiorenza served as pastor of St. Augustine Parish (1967 to 1969) and of St. Benedict the Abbot Parish (1969 to 1972), both in Houston.<ref name="vitae" /> From 1972 to 1973, he was both pastor of Assumption Parish in Houston and vice-[[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] of the diocese.<ref name="vara" /> Fiorenza was named [[Monsignor|honorary prelate of his holiness]] by [[Pope Paul VI]] on December 5, 1973, and served as diocesan chancellor from 1973 to 1979.<ref name="vara" />
Vice Chancellor of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, and

Chancellor of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.
=== Bishop of San Angelo ===
On December 5, 1973 he was namd
On September 4, 1979, Fiorenza was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on October 25, 1979, from Archbishop [[Patrick Flores]], with Bishops [[John Louis Morkovsky|John Morkovsky]] and [[John E. McCarthy]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], at [[Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Angelo, Texas)|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] in San Angelo.<ref name="hierarchy" />
Prelate of Honor to His Holiness.

<br><br>
=== Bishop and archbishop of Galveston-Houston ===
On September 4, 1979 Rev. Joseph Fiorenza was named as the Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. He was ordained and installed on October 25, 1979 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
On December 18, 1984, Fiorenza was named bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston by Pope John Paul II. He was installed by Archbishop [[Patrick Flores]] in the presence of Archbishop [[Pio Laghi]], the [[Apostolic Pro-Nuncio|apostolic pro-nuncio]]. The Diocese of Galveston-Houston was elevated to the level of archdiocese by John Paul II on Dec. 29, 2004, at which point Fiorenza became an archbishop.
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On December 18, 1984 Bishop Joseph Fiorenza was named Bishop
On June 11, 2001, Fiorenza expressed his regret at the execution of [[Timothy McVeigh]], a domestic terrorist convicted of killing 168 people in the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] in 1995.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Statement by Bishop Fiorenza on the Execution of Timothy McVeigh {{!}} USCCB |url=https://www.usccb.org/resources/statement-bishop-fiorenza-execution-timothy-mcveigh |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.usccb.org |language=en}}</ref> Fiorenza said:<blockquote>In an age where respect for life is threatened in so many ways, we believe it is important to emphasize that human life is a gift from God, and no one or any government should presume to kill God's gift.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>When a wave of [[Catholic sex abuse cases in the United States|allegations of sexual abuse]] of boys and girls within the Catholic Church was widely reported from 2002, Fiorenza issued a statement proclaiming that the archdiocese would "make the protection and safety of children and young people a top priority", but it has been reported that nothing was done; internal memos from 1996—published in detail by the press—show that abuse was reported but ignored for years. In a 2006 news report Fiorenza was said to have had a tendency to accept troubled clergy into his domains; and the Galveston-Houston archdiocese acted to protect the church from public scrutiny, mounting vigorous legal defenses, blaming the victims, and obfuscating for the news media.<ref>{{cite web |author=Craig Malisow |date=August 17, 2006 |title=Parish Predators |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/parish-predators-6545483 |newspaper=[[Houston Press]] |accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
of the newly created Diocese of Galveston-Houston by Pope John Paul II

He was installed as Bishop of Galveston-Houston by Archbishop Patrick Flores in the presence of Archbishop Pio Laghi, the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio at the time. The Diocese of Galveston-Houston was made an Archdiocese by His Holiness Pope John Paul II on Dec. 29, 2004.
=== Retirement ===
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Fiorenza submitted his letter of retirement as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to [[Pope Benedict XVI]] in February 2006 at the mandatory retirement age of 75. The pope accepted his resignation on February 28, 2006, and appointed former [[Coadjutor bishop|coadjutor]] archbishop [[Daniel DiNardo]] as Fiorenza's successor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2382186.html|title=Texas Archbishop Resigns|date=February 28, 2006|work=[[KWTX-TV]]|accessdate=September 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307122103/http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2382186.html|archivedate=March 7, 2012}}</ref> Fiorenza had been living in retirement at the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence in Houston.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2020 |title=4 retired Houston priests, including Archbishop Fiorenza, test positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/archbishop-fiorenza-among-galveston-houston-retired-priests-who-have-coronavirus/285-70aaa7a9-63e9-41ab-a82f-4a1213a9be45 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=khou.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park in [[Harris County, Texas]], is named after Fiorenza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park |url=https://www.pct3.com/Explore/Parks/Archbishop-Joseph-A-Fiorenza-Park |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.pct3.com |archive-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704160335/https://www.pct3.com/Explore/Parks/Archbishop-Joseph-A-Fiorenza-Park |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Miscelaneous responsibilities that Archbishop Fiorenza has served in the past include:

<br>Member of the Administrative Board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1995-present
In a February 2020 lawsuit filed against the archdiocese, a man and a woman from [[Conroe, Texas]] accused Fiorenza of allowing the ordination of Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, despite a previous allegation of sexual abuse. In 1992, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston received an accusation that La Rosa-Lopez had molested a minor at St. Thomas More Parish in Houston. Despite this, Fiorenza allowed La Rosa-Lopez to be ordained a priest in 1999. Between 1998 and 2001, he allegedly molested the two plaintiffs at Sacred Heart Parish in Conroe, both of whom were children. Fiorenza met with the girl's family at the time of the initial accusation and promised to remove La Rosa-Lopez from the parish and send him for treatment. However, the allegations were never reported to police or to parishioners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Nicole |date=2020-02-17 |title=Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Vatican sued for handling of ex-Conroe priest allegations |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Archdiocese-of-Galveston-Houston-Vatican-sued-15062925.php |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2020, LaRosa-Lopez pleaded guilty to felony indecency with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Shelley |date=2020-12-16 |title=Former Conroe priest Manuel La Rosa-Lopez heading to prison for child indecency |url=https://abc13.com/conroe-priest-manuel-la-rosa-lopez-catholic-church-sex-assault-pleads-guilty-to-molesting-kids-child/8817138/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref>
<br>Former member of the Bishops' Committee for Black Catholics

<br>Vice-President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops - 1995-1998
==Appointments and board memberships==
<br>Member of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
<br>Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Thomas, Houston
*Member of the administrative board of the [[National Conference of Catholic Bishops]], 1995– ?
*Former member of the Bishops' Committee for Black Catholics
<br>President of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities
<br>President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops - 1998-2001
*Vice-president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops – 1995–1998
*[[Board Member|Board member]] of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
*Trustee of the [[University of St. Thomas (Houston)|University of St. Thomas]] in [[Houston]]
*President of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities
*President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops – 1998–2001

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Biography|Catholicism|Texas}}
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* [[Catholic Church hierarchy]]
* [[Catholic Church in the United States]]
* [[Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[List of Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops]]
* [[Christianity in Houston]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
{{commons category}}
* Fiorenza, Archbishop Joseph and David Goldstein. [http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/67 Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Oral History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201225827/http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/67 |date=2015-02-01 }}, Houston Oral History Project, May 27, 2008.
*[http://www.archgh.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston]

==Episcopal succession==
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 3 June 2024

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
Fiorenza addressing Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005
ArchdioceseGalveston-Houston
AppointedDecember 6, 1984
InstalledFebruary 18, 1985
Term endedFebruary 26, 2006
PredecessorJohn Louis Morkovsky
SuccessorDaniel DiNardo
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1954
by Wendelin Joseph Nold
ConsecrationOctober 25, 1979
by Patrick Flores, John Louis Morkovsky, and John E. McCarthy
Personal details
Born(1931-01-25)January 25, 1931
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2022(2022-09-19) (aged 91)[1]
MottoThy kingdom come
Styles of
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (January 25, 1931 – September 19, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1979 to 1984.

Biography

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Early life and education

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Joseph Fiorenza was born in Beaumont, Texas, the second of four sons of Anthony and Grace (née Galiano) Fiorenza.[2] His father immigrated from Sicily at age 10, while his mother was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants.[3] He attended St. Anthony High School in Beaumont, where he was football team captain and senior class president.[3] Fiorenza skipped a grade and graduated from high school at age 16 in 1947.[4] He then studied at St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte, Texas.[5]

Priesthood

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Fiorenza was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1954.[6] His first assignment was as assistant pastor of Queen of Peace Parish in Houston, where he remained for three years.[4] In 1957, he became professor of medical ethics at Sacred Heart Dominican College and chaplain of St. Joseph Hospital, both in Houston.[4] He served as administrator of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral in Houston from 1959 to 1967.[2] In 1965, Fiorenza participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.[3]

Fiorenza served as pastor of St. Augustine Parish (1967 to 1969) and of St. Benedict the Abbot Parish (1969 to 1972), both in Houston.[2] From 1972 to 1973, he was both pastor of Assumption Parish in Houston and vice-chancellor of the diocese.[5] Fiorenza was named honorary prelate of his holiness by Pope Paul VI on December 5, 1973, and served as diocesan chancellor from 1973 to 1979.[5]

Bishop of San Angelo

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On September 4, 1979, Fiorenza was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo by Pope John Paul II.[6] He received his episcopal consecration on October 25, 1979, from Archbishop Patrick Flores, with Bishops John Morkovsky and John E. McCarthy serving as co-consecrators, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo.[6]

Bishop and archbishop of Galveston-Houston

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On December 18, 1984, Fiorenza was named bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston by Pope John Paul II. He was installed by Archbishop Patrick Flores in the presence of Archbishop Pio Laghi, the apostolic pro-nuncio. The Diocese of Galveston-Houston was elevated to the level of archdiocese by John Paul II on Dec. 29, 2004, at which point Fiorenza became an archbishop.

On June 11, 2001, Fiorenza expressed his regret at the execution of Timothy McVeigh, a domestic terrorist convicted of killing 168 people in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.[7] Fiorenza said:

In an age where respect for life is threatened in so many ways, we believe it is important to emphasize that human life is a gift from God, and no one or any government should presume to kill God's gift.[7]

When a wave of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls within the Catholic Church was widely reported from 2002, Fiorenza issued a statement proclaiming that the archdiocese would "make the protection and safety of children and young people a top priority", but it has been reported that nothing was done; internal memos from 1996—published in detail by the press—show that abuse was reported but ignored for years. In a 2006 news report Fiorenza was said to have had a tendency to accept troubled clergy into his domains; and the Galveston-Houston archdiocese acted to protect the church from public scrutiny, mounting vigorous legal defenses, blaming the victims, and obfuscating for the news media.[8]

Retirement

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Fiorenza submitted his letter of retirement as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006 at the mandatory retirement age of 75. The pope accepted his resignation on February 28, 2006, and appointed former coadjutor archbishop Daniel DiNardo as Fiorenza's successor.[9] Fiorenza had been living in retirement at the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence in Houston.[10] The Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Park in Harris County, Texas, is named after Fiorenza.[11]

In a February 2020 lawsuit filed against the archdiocese, a man and a woman from Conroe, Texas accused Fiorenza of allowing the ordination of Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, despite a previous allegation of sexual abuse. In 1992, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston received an accusation that La Rosa-Lopez had molested a minor at St. Thomas More Parish in Houston. Despite this, Fiorenza allowed La Rosa-Lopez to be ordained a priest in 1999. Between 1998 and 2001, he allegedly molested the two plaintiffs at Sacred Heart Parish in Conroe, both of whom were children. Fiorenza met with the girl's family at the time of the initial accusation and promised to remove La Rosa-Lopez from the parish and send him for treatment. However, the allegations were never reported to police or to parishioners.[12] In December 2020, LaRosa-Lopez pleaded guilty to felony indecency with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[13]

Appointments and board memberships

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  • Member of the administrative board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1995– ?
  • Former member of the Bishops' Committee for Black Catholics
  • Vice-president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops – 1995–1998
  • Board member of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
  • Trustee of the University of St. Thomas in Houston
  • President of the board of trustees of Catholic Charities
  • President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops – 1998–2001

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Tireless social justice advocate': Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza, longtime bishop of Galveston-Houston, dies at 91". KPRC. September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23.
  3. ^ a b c Holmes, Cecile S. (1998-11-14). "Strong leader, humble spirit - HOUSTON CATHOLIC BISHOP IN THE RUNNING FOR TOP DENOMINATIONAL POST". Houston Chronicle.
  4. ^ a b c "Archbishop Emeritus Fiorenza". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23.
  5. ^ a b c Vara, Richard (2006-03-01). "'New era' for 1.3 million Catholics - Archbishop Fiorenza retires and asks region to embrace successor Daniel DiNardo". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ^ a b c "Archbishop Joseph Anthony Fiorenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  7. ^ a b "Statement by Bishop Fiorenza on the Execution of Timothy McVeigh | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  8. ^ Craig Malisow (August 17, 2006). "Parish Predators". Houston Press. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Texas Archbishop Resigns". KWTX-TV. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "4 retired Houston priests, including Archbishop Fiorenza, test positive for COVID-19". khou.com. June 29, 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  11. ^ "Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park". www.pct3.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  12. ^ Hensley, Nicole (2020-02-17). "Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Vatican sued for handling of ex-Conroe priest allegations". Chron. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  13. ^ Childers, Shelley (2020-12-16). "Former Conroe priest Manuel La Rosa-Lopez heading to prison for child indecency". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Archdiocese created
 Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
2004–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Galveston-Houston
1984–2004 		Succeeded by
Diocese elevated
Preceded by President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
1998–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of San Angelo
1979–1984 		Succeeded by
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