Cardinal DiNardo retires; successor named
January 20, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, 75, as archbishop of Galveston-Houston and has named Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin as his successor.
Cardinal DiNardo, ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977, was named bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, in 1997 and coadjutor archbishop of Galveston-Houston in 2004. He acceded to the see in 2006, and Pope Benedict created him a cardinal in 2007. He was president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2016 to 2019.
Bishop Vásquez, 67, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, in 1983. He was named auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston in 2001 and bishop of Austin in 2010.
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