TITLE: Recognizing Daniel DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Daniel DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, retired archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is serving as Pastor of the Day for the Texas Senate on February 11, 2025; and WHEREAS, After serving the archdiocese as coadjutor archbishop, Cardinal DiNardo was appointed archbishop on February 28, 2006; he served as a cardinal elector in the papal conclave of 2013, which saw the election of Pope Francis to the See of Peter; that same year, he was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; he further served on the Pontifical Council for Culture, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Council for the Economy; in addition, he has served as a trustee of The Catholic University of America; and WHEREAS, During his tenure as the metropolitan archbishop, Cardinal DiNardo pastored more than two million Catholics in the diocese, which represents the largest Catholic population in the state, and he guided over 430 priests in nearly 150 parishes and more than 50 schools; he retired upon appointment of his successor in January 2025; and WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo studied at Saint Paul Seminary and Duquesne University, and he received his master's degree in philosophy from Catholic University and degrees in sacred theology from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome; he was ordained to the priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977 and served as parish pastor, seminary professor, and spiritual director; from 1984 to 1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member for the CongregationforBishops,asadjunctprofessoratthe Pontifical North American College, and as director of Villa Stritch, the house for American clergy; he then returned to Pittsburgh to pastor several parishes and serve in the chancery; ordained as a bishop in 1997, he became bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, the next year; and WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has inspired innumerable Texans through his messages of faith and goodwill, and it is a great privilege to welcome him to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th Legislature, hereby honor the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for his participation in the Pastor of the Day program and extend to him sincere appreciation for his many years of service to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Cardinal DiNardo as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Bettencourt Alvarado Hall Middleton Birdwell Hancock Miles Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Cook Huffman Paxton Creighton Hughes Perry Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner Flores King Sparks Gutierrez Kolkhorst West Hagenbuch Men ndez Zaffirini Patrick, President of the Senate President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 11, 2025.