Richard John Garcia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids His Excellency, The Most Reverend Richard John Garcia D.D.
Bishop of Monterey in California
Bishop Garcia in 2008
Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Diocese	Monterey in California
Appointed	December 19, 2006
Enthroned	January 30, 2007
Predecessor	Sylvester Donovan Ryan
Successor	Daniel E. Garcia
Orders
Ordination	June 15, 1973
Consecration	January 28, 1998 by William Weigand, John R. Quinn, and Pierre DuMaine
Personal details
Born	(1947-04-24)April 24, 1947 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	July 11, 2018(2018-07-11) (aged 71) Monterey, California, U.S.
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (1997–2006)
Education	Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Motto	EN ÉL VIVIMOS (In Him we live)

Styles of Richard John Garcia
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Richard John Garcia (April 24, 1947 – July 11, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 2007 until his death in 2018. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1998 to 2007

Biography

Early life

Garcia was born in San Francisco on April 24, 1947, to immigrant parents from Mexico. He completed his studies for the priesthood at Saint Joseph College in Mountain View and at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

Garcia was ordained to the priesthood on June 15, 1973, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco at Sacred Heart Parish in San Jose, California. For seven years, he served as an associate pastor and coordinator of the Hispanic apostolate. From 1980 to 1984, he studied theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

When the Diocese of San Jose in California was erected in 1981, Garcia was incardinated, or transferred, to the new diocese. He taught at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary in Los Altos, California, and at Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. By 1997, Garcia was serving as the pastor of Saint Leo the Great Parish in San Jose, California and as the diocesan director for vocations,

Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento

Pope John Paul II named Garcia titular bishop of Bapara and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento on November 25, 1997 He was consecrated on January 28, 1998, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento; Bishop William Weigand served as his principal consecrator, with Archbishop John R. Quinn and Bishop Pierre DuMaine as his principal co-consecrators. In Sacramento, Garcia served as vicar general and moderator of the curia, vicar for clergy, episcopal vicar for the Hispanic American population, and vicar for education and vocations.

Bishop of Monterey in California

On December 19, 2006, Pope Benedict VI named Garcia as bishop of the Diocese of Monterey. He was installed on January 30, 2007.

In 2009, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Garcia as a member of the Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) where he sat on the board. Garcia was also a member of Migration and Refugee Services, Subcommittee on Hispanics Affairs and the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.

In April 2018, Garcia was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. García died on July 11, 2018 from complications of the disease at age 71.

See also

In Spanish: Richard John García para niños

Episcopal succession