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Richard John Garcia

Richard John Garcia

American Roman Catholic bishop (1947–2018)

Richard John Garcia (April 24, 1947 – July 11, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 2007 until his death in 2018. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1998 to 2007

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Biography

Early life

Garcia was born in San Francisco on April 24, 1947, to immigrant parents from Mexico. He completed his studies for the priesthood at Saint Joseph College in Mountain View and at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

Garcia was ordained to the priesthood on June 15, 1973, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco at Sacred Heart Parish in San Jose, California. For seven years, he served as an associate pastor and coordinator of the Hispanic apostolate. From 1980 to 1984, he studied theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

When the Diocese of San Jose in California was erected in 1981, Garcia was incardinated, or transferred, to the new diocese. He taught at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary in Los Altos, California, and at Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California.[1] By 1997, Garcia was serving as the pastor of Saint Leo the Great Parish in San Jose, California and as the diocesan director for vocations,

Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento

Pope John Paul II named Garcia titular bishop of Bapara and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento on November 25, 1997[2] He was consecrated on January 28, 1998, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento; Bishop William Weigand served as his principal consecrator, with Archbishop John R. Quinn and Bishop Pierre DuMaine as his principal co-consecrators.[3] In Sacramento, Garcia served as vicar general and moderator of the curia, vicar for clergy, episcopal vicar for the Hispanic American population, and vicar for education and vocations.[4]

Bishop of Monterey in California

On December 19, 2006, Pope Benedict VI named Garcia as bishop of the Diocese of Monterey. He was installed on January 30, 2007.[2]

In 2009, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Garcia as a member of the Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) where he sat on the board. [5] Garcia was also a member of Migration and Refugee Services,[6] Subcommittee on Hispanics Affairs [7] and the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.[8]

In April 2018, Garcia was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[9] García died on July 11, 2018, from complications of the disease at age 71.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    The Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine; Diocese of Sacramento; January 31, 2001; url accessed December 21, 2006
  2. [2]
    Bishop Richard John Garcia; Catholic-Hierarchy.org; url accessed December 21, 2006
  3. [3]
    Ibid.
  4. [4]
    "The Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  5. [5]
    Bishops Elect Chairs-Elect of Five Committees, Members of CRS and CLINIC Boards Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  6. [6]
    Committee Membership Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  7. [7]
    Programmatic Committees and Related Subcommittees Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  8. [8]
    Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  9. [9]
    "Richard Garcia, bishop of the Monterey Diocese, is diagnosed with Alzheimer's". Monterey Now. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Monterey Bishop Garcia passes away after battle with Alzheimer's". Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

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