SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, retired
archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is serving as
Pastor of the Day for the Texas Senate on February 11, 2025; and
WHEREAS, After serving the archdiocese as coadjutor
archbishop, Cardinal DiNardo was appointed archbishop on
February 28, 2006; he served as a cardinal elector in the papal
conclave of 2013, which saw the election of Pope Francis to the See
of Peter; that same year, he was elected vice president of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; he further served on
the Pontifical Council for Culture, the Pontifical Council for the
Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Council for
the Economy; in addition, he has served as a trustee of The Catholic
University of America; and
WHEREAS, During his tenure as the metropolitan archbishop,
Cardinal DiNardo pastored more than two million Catholics in the
diocese, which represents the largest Catholic population in the
state, and he guided over 430 priests in nearly 150 parishes and
more than 50 schools; he retired upon appointment of his
successor in January 2025; and
WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo studied at Saint Paul Seminary
and Duquesne University, and he received his master's degree in
philosophy from Catholic University and degrees in sacred
theology from both the Pontifical Gregorian University and the
Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome; he was ordained to the
priesthood for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977 and
served as parish pastor, seminary professor, and spiritual
director; from 1984 to 1991, he worked in Rome as a staff member
for the CongregationforBishops,asadjunctprofessoratthe
Pontifical North American College, and as director of Villa
Stritch, the house for American clergy; he then returned to
Pittsburgh to pastor several parishes and serve in the chancery;
ordained as a bishop in 1997, he became bishop of Sioux City,
Iowa, the next year; and
WHEREAS, Cardinal DiNardo has inspired innumerable
Texans through his messages of faith and goodwill, and it is a
great privilege to welcome him to the State Capitol; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby honor the Most Reverend Daniel Cardinal
DiNardo for his participation in the Pastor of the Day program and
extend to him sincere appreciation for his many years of service to
the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Cardinal DiNardo as an expression of high regard
from the Texas Senate.
Bettencourt
Alvarado Hall Middleton Alvarado Hall Middleton
Alvarado Hall Middleton
Birdwell Hancock Miles Birdwell Hancock Miles
Birdwell Hancock Miles
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
Cook Huffman Paxton Cook Huffman Paxton
Cook Huffman Paxton
Creighton Hughes Perry Creighton Hughes Perry
Creighton Hughes Perry
Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
Flores King Sparks Flores King Sparks
Flores King Sparks
Gutierrez Kolkhorst West Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 11, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hall Middleton
Birdwell Hancock Miles
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
Cook Huffman Paxton
Creighton Hughes Perry
Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
Flores King Sparks
Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini