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Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Mario Alberto Aviles to lead Diocese of Corpus Christi
Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, previously Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville since 2018, succeeds Bishop Mulvey to lead Corpus Christi's Coastal Bend Catholic community.
- On Dec. 1, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, succeeding Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey.
- Born in Mexico City on September 16, 1969, Mario Alberto Avilés joined the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in 1986 and earned bachelor's degrees in philosophy and sacred theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.
- Serving as auxiliary since 2018, Avilés was consecrated on February 22, 2018, at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle — National Shrine.
- The diocese announced the appointment with profound gratitude to God and scheduled a press conference at 10:30 a.m. Monday; the diocese serves 209,726 Catholics across 10,951 square miles in the Coastal Bend region of Texas.
- His background includes leadership roles in Oratory education institutions, serving nearly two decades in parish ministry in Parishes in Pharr and Hidalgo, Texas, and holding a master's degree in education administration and Texas teacher certification.
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