SR47 - Recognizing Daniel DiNardo for his service as Pastor of the Day.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47            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 Menéndez 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.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate