Pope Francis Names New Bishop of El Paso
By Mateo Arnold
EL PASO, Texas — Pope Francis named an auxiliary bishop out of Dallas as the new bishop of El Paso.
Mark Rev. Mark Joseph Seitz will take over for Bishop Armando Ochoa. Ochoa was appointed to lead the Catholic Diocese of Fresno, Calif. by Pope Benedict XVI in December 2011. Ochoa has temporarily been helping the Catholic Diocese of El Paso since then.
Seitz will become the seventh bishop of the Diocese of EL Paso. He first entered the seminary in Dallas when he was 18 years old, in 1972. He has been in Dallas ever since that time.
Seitz was born in Milwaukee, Wis. on Jan 10, 1954. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1980. In 1985, he received a Master's Degree in Liturgical Studies from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn. He also holds a Master's in Divinity and a Master's in Theology from the University of Dallas. Pope John Paul II named him a Monsignor in December 2004.
Seitz has also served on the diocesan Liturgical Commission and the Committee for Continuing Education of Priests. He is a member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors in the Diocese of Dallas.
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