With great joy and gratitude for God’s good providence, tomorrow we begin two days of liturgies and celebrations marking the arrival of Bishop Daniel E. Garcia as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Austin.

“Daniel called me on a Tuesday and said, ‘I have to fly into Austin tomorrow. Can I stay at your house?’” Lydia Garcia, sister of Bishop Daniel Garcia, lives in North Austin. She thought it was weird that her brother who lived in Monterey, California, suddenly needed to come to Texas.

With profound thanksgiving and gratitude, the Diocese of Austin announces that on Wednesday July 2, 2025, our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, named the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Austin.