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Brendan J. Cahill

American Catholic prelate (born 1963)

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Overview

Brendan John Cahill (born November 28, 1963) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as bishop of Victoria in Texas.

Early life

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

Priesthood

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. After his 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. In 1999, Cahill returned to Texas, where he 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.

Bishop of Victoria

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

See also

* Catholic Church hierarchy * Catholic Church in the United States * Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States * List of Catholic bishops of the United States * Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

External links

*Diocese of Victoria Official Site

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