HR244 - Honoring the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day on February 12, 2025.

      H.R. No. 244       R E S O L U T I O N          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 House of Representatives on February   12, 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 Congregation for   Bishops, as adjunct professor at the 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 House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby honors the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo   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 by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Paul     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 244 was adopted by the House on February   12, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House