Brendan J. Cahill

Brendan John Cahill (born November 28, 1963) is a Catholic bishop in the United States. He is the third bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas.

The Most Reverend

Brendan John Cahill
Bishop of Victoria in Texas
ArchdioceseGalveston-Houston
DioceseVictoria
AppointedApril 23, 2015
InstalledJune 29, 2015
PredecessorDavid Eugene Fellhauer
Orders
OrdinationMay 19, 1990
ConsecrationJune 29, 2015
by Daniel DiNardo, Joseph Fiorenza, David Eugene Fellhauer
Personal details
Born (1963-11-28) November 28, 1963
Coral Gables, Florida
MottoCor Mundum Crea Im Me, Deus
Styles of
Brendan John Cahill
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life and education

Brendan John Cahill was born in Coral Gables, Florida. He attended St. Cecilia Catholic School and graduated from St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. He spent a year at Rice University before he entered St. Mary's Seminary/University of St. Thomas in Houston.[1] Cahill earned a bachelor's degree in psychology (1985) and a master of divinity (1990) from St. Thomas.[2] He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston on May 19, 1990.[3] Cahill went on to earn a master of theology degree from Xavier University of Louisiana (1993), specializing on the experience and theology of African-American Catholics, and a doctorate in dogmatic theology (1999) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[4]

Priesthood

After ordination, Cahill served as curate at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Houston from 1990 to 1992 and at Christ the Good Shepherd in Spring, Texas from 1992 to 1998. He joined the faculty of St. Mary Seminary in Houston in 1998 and continued until 2001 when he became rector and served in that position until 2010. That year Cahill became the director of the Secretariat for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian, and has a working knowledge of French and German.[2] Cahill also served as an associate chaplain of the Knights of Malta, of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, and he is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus.[4]

Bishop of Victoria in Texas

Pope Francis named Cahill bishop of Victoria, Texas, on April 23, 2015. He was consecrated on June 29, 2015 by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, and Bishop Emeritus David Fellhauer of Victoria in Texas were the co-consecrators.[3] The liturgy was celebrated in Our Lady of Victory Cathedral in Victoria.

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See also

References
  1. "Fr. Cahill '81 Named New Bishop of Diocese of Victoria". St. Thomas High School. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  2. "Pope Names Galveston-Houston Priest As Bishop Of Victoria, Texas, Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Fellhauer". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  3. "Bishop Brendan John Cahill". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  4. "Galveston-Houston's vicar for clergy tapped to lead Victoria diocese". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2015-06-29.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
David Eugene Fellhauer		 Bishop of Victoria
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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