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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
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WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, retired |
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archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is serving as |
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Pastor of the Day for the Texas Senate on February 11, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving the archdiocese as coadjutor |
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archbishop, Cardinal DiNardo was appointed archbishop on |
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February 28, 2006; he served as a cardinal elector in the papal |
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conclave of 2013, which saw the election of Pope Francis to the See |
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of Peter; that same year, he was elected vice president of the |
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; he further served on |
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the Pontifical Council for Culture, the Pontifical Council for the |
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Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Council for |
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the Economy; in addition, he has served as a trustee of The Catholic |
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University of America; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure as the metropolitan archbishop, |
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Cardinal DiNardo pastored more than two million Catholics in the |
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diocese, which represents the largest Catholic population in the |
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state, and he guided over 430 priests in nearly 150 parishes and |
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more than 50 schools; he retired upon appointment of his |
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successor in January 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo studied at Saint Paul Seminary |
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and Duquesne University, and he received his master's degree in |
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philosophy from Catholic University and degrees in sacred |
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theology from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the |
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Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome; he was ordained to the |
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priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977 and |
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served as parish pastor, seminary professor, and spiritual |
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director; from 1984 to 1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member |
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for the CongregationforBishops,asadjunctprofessoratthe |
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Pontifical North American College, and as director of Villa |
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Stritch, the house for American clergy; he then returned to |
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Pittsburgh to pastor several parishes and serve in the chancery; |
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ordained as a bishop in 1997, he became bishop of Sioux City, |
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Iowa, the next year; and |
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WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has inspired innumerable |
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Texans through his messages of faith and goodwill, and it is a |
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great privilege to welcome him to the State Capitol; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby honor the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal |
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DiNardo for his participation in the Pastor of the Day program and |
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extend to him sincere appreciation for his many years of service to |
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the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; 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 |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Bettencourt |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Nichols |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Parker |
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| Eckhardt |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 11, 2025. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |