Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

Catholic bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer M.Sp.S.
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle Titular Bishop of Acholla
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Seattle
Appointed	May 12, 2005
Installed	June 6, 2005
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Acholla
Orders
Ordination	August 18, 1984 by Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi
Consecration	June 6, 2005 by Alexander Joseph Brunett, George Leo Thomas, and Gustavo García-Siller
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-03) August 3, 1954 (age 69) Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Education	Pontifical Gregorian University (JCL)
Motto	Amicus amicorum Jesu (Friend of the friends of Jesus)

Styles of Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Ordination history of
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer

History
Priestly ordination
Date	18 August 1984
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Alexander Joseph Brunett
Co-consecrators	George Leo Thomas Gustavo Garcia-Siller
Date	6 June 2005

Source(s):"Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. (born August 3, 1954) is a Mexican-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State since 2005.

Biography

Early life

Eusebio L. Elizondo was born on August 3, 1954, in Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and a degree in canon law. He professed his vows to the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit order in 1974.^[1]

Priesthood

Elizondo was ordained a priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit at the Church of Santa Cruz del Pedregal, San Angel in Mexico City by Bishop Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi on August 18, 1984.^[1]

The Missionaries sent Elizondo in 2000 to the United States to serve at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Bothell, Washington, a parish with a large Hispanic population.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

Elizondo was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle and titular bishop of Acholla on May 12, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI. Elizondo was consecrated as the first Hispanic bishop in the archdiocese by Archbishop Alexander Brunett in Seattle on June 6, 2005.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo". Archdiocese of Seattle. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
^ "Bishop Ricardo Manuel Watty Urquidi [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle 2005–present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Nestor Celestial Cariño	— TITULAR — Bishop of Acholla 2005-present	Incumbent