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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.

Once again, our nation has experienced the tragic loss of life in a most dramatic way. As we continue to mourn the death of innocent children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, we now see the evil of violence taking the life of a participant in the public square and the chaos of violence inflicted on school children in Colorado.

With deep sadness and fraternal concern for the families and staff of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis at the news of today’s shooting, I ask that each of us across the Diocese of Austin meet our brothers and sisters of Annunciation School in our thoughts and prayers today, and in the coming weeks.

As we celebrate Independence Day, we praise God for the freedom we enjoy in this nation. May we always give due honor for the liberties secured by countless others who have come before—and for the true freedom won for us by Christ on the cross. We also hold in our thoughts and prayers those in our world for whom freedom remains an unfulfilled aspiration and especially for those for whom the freedom of religion is not possible where they live.

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.

Very Rev. James Misko appointed Diocesan Administrator during this time of "Sede Vacante"

Pope Francis appoints Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez as the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston