In 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Seitz as the sixth Bishop of El Paso. As a prelate serving a borderland community whose sister city is Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, the bishop has focused his work and heart on the poor and vulnerable, including migrant families and refugees who have made their home in this region or who choose the community ...

Mark Joseph Seitz (born January 10, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of El Paso since 2013. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas from 2010 to 2013.

Jan 24, 2025 · Bishop Mark Seitz of the Catholic diocese stood alongside other clergy, county representatives and members of civic organizations on Thursday, Jan. 23, on the steps of Saint Patrick Cathedral...

Bishop Seitz was born January 10, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the eldest of ten children. EDUCATION. B.A. in Philosophy - 1976, University of Dallas; Master of Divinity - 1980, University of Dallas; M.A. in Theology - 1982, University of Dallas; M.A. in Liturgical Studies - 1985, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota

We are here today to say that El Paso is and will remain a welcoming community,” El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz said as he took the podium. Bishop Seitz, El Paso leaders speak on recent ...

The Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, D.D. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the eldest of ten children. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Dallas in 1980. In 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Seitz as the sixth Bishop of El Paso.

Jan 6, 2023 · EL PASO, Texas (AP) — With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish – Bishop Mark Seitz introduced himself to migrants eating soup in the shelter on the grounds of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, less than two miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

Statement from Bishop Mark J. Seitz Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Roe v. Wade. The life, death and Resurrection of Jesus, show us a God deeply in love with each one of us. In God’s eyes, each of us is loved, each of us is valuable, each of us is necessary and needed, and none of us can be taken for granted.

Jan 28, 2023 · Bishop Mark J. Seitz leads the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, on the U.S.–Mexico border. The diocese includes ten counties in far West Texas covering more than 20,000 square miles. Two weeks ago, Bishop Seitz met with President Biden during the president’s trip to …

Oct 3, 2024 · Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso this week thanked U.S. Catholics for their contributions to refugee resettlement.