By:  Zaffirini                                   S.R. No. 870
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Monsignor James A. Tamayo of Blessed Sacrament
    1-3  Church in Laredo, Texas, was named bishop January 26, 1993, by
    1-4  His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and the Texas Senate is proud
    1-5  to recognize him on this momentous occasion; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, He was ordained to the college of bishops on
    1-7  March 10, 1993, in Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, For the past three years Monsignor Tamayo
    1-9  faithfully served as pastor and Episcopal Vicar of the Western
   1-10  Vicariate, and he will be missed by the people who have come to
   1-11  know him and value his ministry; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, As Titular Bishop of Ita and Auxiliary Bishop to
   1-13  Bishop Joseph Fiorenza of the Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston,
   1-14  the newly appointed prelate will be charged with overseeing the
   1-15  spiritual welfare of several hundred thousand Hispanic Catholics;
   1-16  and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Warmly welcomed into his new post, Bishop Tamayo
   1-18  will assist Bishop Fiorenza and Bishop Guillery in fulfilling the
   1-19  many requests for a bishop to participate in parish, diocesan, and
   1-20  secular events; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, The newly appointed bishop believes that the most
   1-22  pressing issue in the Catholic Church today is the need to draw
   1-23  people closer to their Catholic parishes; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Born on October 23, 1949, in Brownsville, Texas,
    2-2  to Antonio Pena Tamayo and Maria Guadalupe Borrego Tamayo,
    2-3  Jaime Antonio moved to Corpus Christi with his family and graduated
    2-4  from Moody High School in 1968; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Accepted into Saint Mary's Seminary and the
    2-6  University of Saint Thomas in Houston, the young novitiate
    2-7  graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in Theology
    2-8  in December, 1971; he was ordained into the priesthood at
    2-9  Corpus Christi Cathedral by Bishop Thomas J. Drury in
   2-10  June, 1976; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, Well prepared to face the challenges before him,
   2-12  Bishop Tamayo enters his new assignment with the blessings and
   2-13  support of his family and his church; now, therefore, be it
   2-14        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-15  73rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to
   2-16  Bishop Jaime Antonio Tamayo and best wishes in his future
   2-17  endeavors; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
   2-19  for Bishop Tamayo as an expression of the admiration of the
   2-20  Texas Senate.
   2-21                                 _____________________________________
   2-22                                        President of the Senate
   2-23                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-24                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-25                                 the Senate on May 5, 1993.
    3-1                                 _____________________________________
    3-2                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-3                                 _____________________________________
    3-4                                         Member, Texas Senate