Archbishop Joe Steve Vásquez

Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

Герб

Герб: The Archepiscopal heraldic achievement or Archbishop's coat of arms is composed of a shield with its charges (symbols), a motto scroll, and the external ornamentation. The shield, which is the central and most important feature of any heraldic device, is described (blazoned) in 12th-century terms. This description is presented as if given by the bearer with the shield being worn on the arm. Thus, where it applies, the terms dexter and sinister are reversed as the device is viewed from the front.
Нарадзіўся: 9 ліп 1957 г. Stamford, Haskell County, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Грамадзянства: Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Святарскае пасвячэнне: 30 чэр 1984 г. San Angelo, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Біскупскае пасвячэнне: 23 сту 2002 г. Houston, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Прызначаны: 25 сак 2025 г.
Галоўны кансэкратар: Joseph Anthony Fiorenza
Сакансэкратары: Patrick Fernández Flores Michael David Pfeifer
Адукацыя: Pontifical Gregorian University University of St. Thomas
Дэвіз: Sgue Me

The Reverend José Steven Vasquez was born on July 9, 1957, in Stamford, Texas, in the Diocese of San Angelo. After attending parochial elementary school, he pursued priestly formation at Saint Mary Seminary in Houston and undertook philosophical studies at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, where he earned a baccalaureate degree. Sent to Rome in 1980 to the Pontifical North American College, he pursued theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining a Licentiate in Theology. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of San Angelo on June 30, 1984. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: parochial vicar (1985–1987), pastor of Saint Vincent Parish in Fort Stockton (1987–1997), and—from 1997 to the present—pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in San Angelo. He is a member of the Personnel Board and the Presbyteral Council.