Mark J. Seitz
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The Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz |
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| Bishop of El Paso | |
Seitz as auxiliary bishop of Dallas
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | San Antonio |
| Diocese | El Paso |
| Appointed | May 6, 2013 |
| Installed | July 9, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Armando Xavier Ochoa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 17, 1980 by Thomas Tschoepe |
| Consecration | April 27, 2010 by Kevin Joseph Farrell, Charles Victor Grahmann, Michael Duca |
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January 10, 1954 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas |
| Motto | Paratum Cor Meum |
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Styles of Mark Joseph Seitz |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Mark Joseph Seitz (born January 10, 1954) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the bishop of the Diocese of El Paso. On May 6, 2013, he was appointed Bishop of El Paso, Texas. He was installed on July 9, 2013.
Mark Seitz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 10, 1954. He is the eldest of ten siblings. In 1972, he entered Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas in Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1976 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1980.
Seitz was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas A. Tschoepe on May 17, 1980. His first assignment was as a parochial vicar at Good Shepherd Church in Garland, where he served from 1980 to 1985. During this period, he earned a M.A. in Theology from the University of Dallas (1982) and an M.A. in Liturgical Studies from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota (1985). He also took summer courses at the University of Notre Dame and Duquesne University.
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