87R25467 JGH-D
 
  By: Dean H.R. No. 1067
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Monsignor Xavier Pappu of St. Matthew Catholic
  Church in Longview is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his
  ordination as a priest on May 10, 2021, and this occasion truly
  merits special recognition; and
         WHEREAS, Born in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, Monsignor
  Pappu was ordained as a priest in 1981; he came to Texas in 1999,
  when he was invited to join the Diocese of Tyler by Bishop Edmond
  Carmody; and
         WHEREAS, From 1999 to 2002, Monsignor Pappu was a priest at
  St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gladewater, and from 2002 until
  2010, he was the pastor at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Longview;
  during that time, he also served the diocese as vicar general under
  Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio; and
         WHEREAS, Monsignor Pappu was the pastor of Sacred Heart
  Catholic Church in Texarkana from 2010 to 2012, when he returned to
  St. Matthew in Longview; he has ably led the church for the last
  nine years, earning the deep respect and admiration of his
  congregation; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of the past four decades, Monsignor
  Xavier Pappu has wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies
  to the spiritual enrichment of others, and his strong faith and
  compassion have benefited countless people; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Xavier Pappu on the 40th
  anniversary of his ordination as a priest and extend to him sincere
  best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Monsignor Pappu as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.