Gustavo García-Siller

Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., (born December 21, 1956) is a Mexican-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gustavo Garcia-Siller M.Sp.S.
Archbishop of San Antonio
Archbishop García-Siller at the 2018 Steubenville Power and Purpose Conference
Archdiocese	San Antonio
Appointed	October 14, 2010
Installed	November 23, 2010
Predecessor	José Horacio Gómez
Orders
Ordination	June 22, 1984
Consecration	March 19, 2003 by Francis George, Raymond E. Goedert, and Ricardo Watty Urquidi
Personal details
Born	December 21, 1956 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (2003-2010)
Motto	VEN HOLY SPIRIT VEN (Come Holy Spirit, Come!)

Styles of Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Ordination history of Gustavo García-Siller
History Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Francis George Date March 19, 2003
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Gustavo García-Siller as principal consecrator Michael Sis January 27, 2014 Michael Fors Olson January 29, 2014 Michael Joseph Boulette March 20, 2017

Biography

The oldest of fifteen children,[1] Gustavo Garcia-Siller was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He entered the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in Mexico City in 1973,[2] and was sent to the United States in 1980 to minister to migrant workers in California.[3] He also studied at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, from where he obtained Master's degrees in Divinity and in Theology.

Garcia-Siller was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1984,[4] and then served as an associate pastor at St. Joseph Church in Selma until 1988.[2] He furthered his studies at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO) in Guadalajara, earning a M.A. in Psychology, and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[5]

From 1990 to 1999, he served as rector of the Holy Spirit Missionaries' houses of studies in Lynwood and Long Beach, California, and in Portland, Oregon.[5]

On December 15, 1998, Garcia-Siller became a citizen of the United States.[6]

He was rector of his order's theologate in Oxnard from 1999 to 2002, also serving in three parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was then named superior of the Holy Spirit Missionaries' vicariate for the United States and Canada in 2002.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On January 24, 2003, Garcia-Siller was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Titular Bishop of Oescus by Pope John Paul II.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., with Bishops Raymond E. Goedert and Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S., serving as co-consecrators.[4] As an auxiliary, he served as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate V and the Cardinal's liaison to the Hispanic community.[5]

Archbishop of San Antonio

On October 14, 2010, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI had named Garcia-Siller as the successor to José Horacio Gómez – who had been named to succeed Cardinal Roger Mahony as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles – as Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas. His installation took place on November 23, 2010. Along with Archbishop Gómez, he is one of the highest-ranking Mexican-American bishops in the United States.

References

1. "Just call me Bishop Gustavo". Vision.
2. "Pope Accepts Resignations of Chicago Auxiliaries, Names Three Others". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. January 24, 2003.
3. Garcia-Siller, Gustavo. "The vocational journey of a Chicago bishop". Oye Magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
4. "Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
5. "Biographical Summary". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.
6. ""Garcia-Siller became a citizen of the United States of America on December 15, 1998."". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Official Site