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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
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	2	+	By: Bettencourt S.R. No. 47
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
2	8		WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, retired
3	9		archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is serving as
4	10		Pastor of the Day for the Texas Senate on February 11, 2025; and
5	11		WHEREAS, After serving the archdiocese as coadjutor
6	12		archbishop, Cardinal DiNardo was appointed archbishop on
7	13		February 28, 2006; he served as a cardinal elector in the papal
8	14		conclave of 2013, which saw the election of Pope Francis to the See
9	15		of Peter; that same year, he was elected vice president of the
10	16		United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; he further served on
11	17		the Pontifical Council for Culture, the Pontifical Council for the
12	18		Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Council for
13	19		the Economy; in addition, he has served as a trustee of The Catholic
14	20		University of America; and
15	21		WHEREAS, During his tenure as the metropolitan archbishop,
16	22		Cardinal DiNardo pastored more than two million Catholics in the
17	23		diocese, which represents the largest Catholic population in the
18	24		state, and he guided over 430 priests in nearly 150 parishes and
19		-	more than 50 schools; he retired upon appointment of his
20		-	successor in January 2025; and
21		-	WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo studied at Saint Paul Seminary
22		-	and Duquesne University, and he received his master's degree in
23		-	philosophy from Catholic University and degrees in sacred
24		-	theology from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the
25		-	Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome; he was ordained to the
26		-	priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977 and
27		-	served as parish pastor, seminary professor, and spiritual
28		-	director; from 1984 to 1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member
29		-	for the CongregationforBishops,asadjunctprofessoratthe
30		-	Pontifical North American College, and as director of Villa
31		-	Stritch, the house for American clergy; he then returned to
32		-	Pittsburgh to pastor several parishes and serve in the chancery;
33		-	ordained as a bishop in 1997, he became bishop of Sioux City,
34		-	Iowa, the next year; and
35		-	WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has inspired innumerable
36		-	Texans through his messages of faith and goodwill, and it is a
37		-	great privilege to welcome him to the State Capitol; now,
38		-	therefore, be it
39		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
40		-	Legislature, hereby honor the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal
41		-	DiNardo for his participation in the Pastor of the Day program and
42		-	extend to him sincere appreciation for his many years of service to
43		-	the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; and, be it further
	25	+	more than 50 schools; he retired upon appointment of his successor
	26	+	in January 2025; and
	27	+	WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo studied at Saint Paul Seminary and
	28	+	Duquesne University, and he received his master's degree in
	29	+	philosophy from Catholic University and degrees in sacred theology
	30	+	from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Patristic
	31	+	Institute Augustinianum in Rome; he was ordained to the priesthood
	32	+	for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977 and served as parish
	33	+	pastor, seminary professor, and spiritual director; from 1984 to
	34	+	1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member for the Congregation for
	35	+	Bishops, as adjunct professor at the Pontifical North American
	36	+	College, and as director of Villa Stritch, the house for American
	37	+	clergy; he then returned to Pittsburgh to pastor several parishes
	38	+	and serve in the chancery; ordained as a bishop in 1997, he became
	39	+	bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, the next year; and
	40	+	WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has inspired innumerable Texans
	41	+	through his messages of faith and goodwill, and it is a great
	42	+	privilege to welcome him to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it
	43	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	44	+	hereby honor the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for his
	45	+	participation in the Pastor of the Day program and extend to him
	46	+	sincere appreciation for his many years of service to the
	47	+	Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; and, be it further
44	48		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
45		-	prepared for Cardinal DiNardo as an expression of high regard
46		-	from the Texas Senate.
47		-	Bettencourt
48		-	Alvarado Hall Middleton Alvarado Hall Middleton
49		-	Alvarado Hall Middleton
50		-	Birdwell Hancock Miles Birdwell Hancock Miles
51		-	Birdwell Hancock Miles
52		-	Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
53		-	Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
54		-	Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
55		-	Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
56		-	Cook Huffman Paxton Cook Huffman Paxton
57		-	Cook Huffman Paxton
58		-	Creighton Hughes Perry Creighton Hughes Perry
59		-	Creighton Hughes Perry
60		-	Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
61		-	Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
62		-	Flores King Sparks Flores King Sparks
63		-	Flores King Sparks
64		-	Gutierrez Kolkhorst West Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
65		-	Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
66		-	Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
67		-	Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
68		-	Patrick, President of the Senate
69		-	________________________________
70		-	President of the Senate
71		-	I hereby certify that the
72		-	above Resolution was adopted by
73		-	the Senate on February 11, 2025.
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75		-	Secretary of the Senate
76		-	________________________________
77		-	Member, Texas Senate
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81		-	Alvarado Hall Middleton
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85		-	Birdwell Hancock Miles
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93		-	Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
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97		-	Cook Huffman Paxton
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101		-	Creighton Hughes Perry
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113		-	Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
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117		-	Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
	49	+	prepared for Cardinal DiNardo as an expression of high regard by the
	50	+	Texas Senate.