Raymundo Joseph Peña, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRaymundo Joseph Peña
Catholic bishop
Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1934
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Profession: Catholic priest
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Raymundo Joseph Peña
- Raymundo Joseph Peña (born 19 February 1934) is an American Roman Catholic bishop.Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he was the son of Cosme A.
- Peña and Elisa Ramon Peña.
- He attended St.
- John’s Seminary, and Assumption Seminary, both in San Antonio, Texas.
- He was ordained on 25 May 1957 at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Mariano S.
- Garriaga, D.D., LL.D.On 16 October 1976, he was named Titular bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of San Antonio.
- In 1979 he served as Administrator Sede Vacante for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. In 1980, Peña was appointed Bishop of El Paso, serving for 15 years until his installation as Bishop of Brownsville in 1995.
- He submitted his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops upon reaching 75.
- His resignation was accepted when Pope Benedict XVI, named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Daniel E.
- Flores as bishop in his stead.
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