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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop |
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of Galveston-Houston, delivered the opening invocation for the 82nd |
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Texas Legislature on January 11, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Cardinal DiNardo has |
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served the Diocese of Galveston-Houston since 2004, when he became |
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coadjutor bishop; he was elevated to archbishop two years later and |
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became cardinal on November 24, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has demonstrated extraordinary |
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abilities in vital roles at the local, national, and international |
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levels; ordained in 1977, he served as assistant chancellor of the |
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Diocese of Pittsburgh and part-time professor at St. Paul Seminary |
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before moving to Rome, where he joined the Vatican Congregation for |
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Bishops and served as director of the Villa Stritch; returning to |
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Pennsylvania, he became assistant secretary for education for the |
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Pittsburgh diocese and served as coadministrator of Madonna del |
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Castello Church; in 1994, he founded Saints John and Paul Parish in |
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Franklin Park-Marshall Township, Pennsylvania, and he served as its |
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pastor until he was appointed coadjutor bishop and then bishop of |
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the Diocese of Sioux City in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of wisdom and devotion, Cardinal DiNardo gives |
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generously of his time and talents to a number of organizations; he |
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is a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the |
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Catechism for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and |
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an advisor to the National Association of Pastoral Musicians for |
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the USCCB; moreover, he serves on the board of directors of the |
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Catholic University of America and the National Catholic |
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Partnership on Disability, among other responsibilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo illuminates the lives of |
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countless Texans through his spiritual leadership, and his message |
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to the legislature of peace, goodwill, and dedication is a source of |
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inspiration for which all may be grateful; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, |
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Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Cardinal DiNardo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |