Plácido Rodriguez

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Plácido Rodriguez
C.M.F.
Bishop Emeritus of Lubbock
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese San Antonio
Diocese Lubbock
Appointed April 5, 1994
Installed June 1, 1994
Term ended September 27, 2016
Predecessor Michael Jarboe Sheehan
Orders
Ordination May 23, 1968
by Thomas Joseph Grady
Consecration December 13, 1983
by Joseph Bernardin, Nevin William Hayes, and Alfred Leo Abramowicz
Personal details
Born (1940-10-11) October 11, 1940
Celaya, Mexico
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Bishop of Fuerteventura (titular bishop)
Motto CARITAS CHRISTI URGET NOS
(The love of Christ urges us)
Styles of
Plácido Rodriguez
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Plácido Rodriguez C.M.F. (born October 11, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the retired bishop of Lubbock.[1] Rodriguez was born in Celaya, Mexico to Eutimio and Maria Conception. He was the 11th born out of 14 children; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1968. Rodriquez was appointed both auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Fuerteventura on October 18, 1983 and was consecrated on December 13, 1983. He was installed as bishop of Lubbock on June 1, 1994.[2] Bishop Rodriguez's resignation was accepted on September 27, 2016.

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