Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Anthony Celino, a Filipino immigrant, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of El Paso in Texas.Celino is currently the pastor of St. Raphael...
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Anthony Celino, a Filipino immigrant, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of El Paso in Texas.Celino is currently the pastor of St. Raphael Parish on the eastside of El Paso in Texas and the diocese's judicial vicar. He will replace Bishop Mark Seitz.Celino will be El Paso's first auxiliary bishop since its establishment as a diocese in 1914. The episcopal ordination for Celino will be on March 31, 2023 at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso.
'Born in the Ilocos region, Celino finished his studies in Philosophy at the Mary Help of Christians Seminary in Dagupan City in 1993. He later immigrated to the US and pursued his theology studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.After his ordination in 1997, Celino was assigned as Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso and then at Our Lady of Peace in Alpine in Texas.
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