Brendan J. Cahill

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Brendan John Cahill (born November 28, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas since 2015.


Brendan John Cahill
Bishop of Victoria in Texas
ArchdioceseGalveston-Houston
DioceseDiocese of Victoria
AppointedApril 23, 2015
InstalledJune 29, 2015
PredecessorDavid Eugene Fellhauer
Orders
OrdinationMay 19, 1990
by Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
ConsecrationJune 29, 2015
by Daniel DiNardo, Joseph Fiorenza, David Eugene Fellhauer
Personal details
Born (1963-11-28) November 28, 1963 (age 60)
EducationRice University
St. Mary's Seminary/University of St. Thomas
Xavier University of Louisiana
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoCor mundum crea im me, Deus
(O God, create in me a clean heart)
Styles of
Brendan John Cahill
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life

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Brendan Cahill was born on November 28, 1963, in Coral Gables, Florida to Joe and Joan Cahill. After his family moved to Houston in 1971, Cahill attended St. Cecilia Catholic School in Houston and graduated in 1981 from St. Thomas High School in the same city. He then spent a year at Rice University in Houston, but left after deciding to become a priest.[1]

Cahill enrolled in 1982 in St. Mary's Seminary and the University of St. Thomas, both in Houston.[2] Cahill earned a Bachelor of Psychology degree from St. Thomas in 1985 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1990.[3]

Priesthood

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Cahill was ordained a priest by Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston on May 19, 1990 at St. Michael's Church in Houston.[4] After his 1990 ordination, the diocese assigned Cahill served as an associate pastor at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Houston. In 1992, he was transferred to Christ the Good Shepherd Parish in Spring, Texas.[1]

Cahill left Good Shepherd in 1994 to attend Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, He received a Master of Theology degree from Xavier that specialized on the experience and theology of African-American Catholics that same year. Cahill then went to Rome to attend the Pontifical North American College. He was awarded a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology in 1996 and a Doctor of Fundamental Theology degree in 1999 from the Pontifical Gregorian University. [1] [5]

In 1999, Cahill returned to Texas, where joined the faculty of St. Mary's Seminary. Cahill was appointed rector of St. Mary in 2001. That same year, Fiorenza named Cahill as director of the Secretariat for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services. [1]

Bishop of Victoria

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Pope Francis named Cahill as bishop of Victoria on April 23, 2015. He was installed and consecrated on June 29, 2015, by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Fiorenza and Bishop David Fellhauer were the co-consecrators.[4] The liturgy was celebrated in Our Lady of Victory Cathedral in Victoria.[4]

On January 21, 2019, Cahill publicly named three priests from the diocese with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. The investigation, run by an outside attorney, covered all allegations dating back to the founding of the diocese in 1982. One priest, Reverend David L. Collela, was retired and a second priest, Reverend Guido Miguel Quiroz Reyes, was deceased. The third priest, Reverend Alfred Prado, had been laicized and had left the country.[6]

Cahill speaks English, Spanish and Italian, and has a working knowledge of French and German.[3] Cahill has also served as an associate chaplain of the Knights of Malta, of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, and he is a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Cahill's biography". Diocese of Victoria. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Fr. Cahill '81 Named New Bishop of Diocese of Victoria". St. Thomas High School. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  3. ^ a b "Pope Names Galveston-Houston Priest As Bishop Of Victoria, Texas, Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Fellhauer". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  4. ^ a b c "Bishop Brendan John Cahill". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  5. ^ a b "Galveston-Houston's vicar for clergy tapped to lead Victoria diocese". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  6. ^ Priest, Jessica (31 January 2019). "Diocese of Victoria names 3 priests 'credibly accused' of sexually abusing children". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Victoria
2015–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent