Plácido Rodriguez
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Senior posting | |
See | Lubbock |
Title | Bishop of Lubbock |
Period in office | 1994— |
Predecessor | Michael Jarboe Sheehan |
Successor | (incumbent) |
Religious career | |
Priestly ordination | May 23, 1968 |
Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Chicago (auxiliary), Bishop of Fuerteventura (titular) |
Previous post | Bishop |
Personal | |
Date of birth | October 11, 1940 |
Place of birth | Celaya, Mexico |
Plácido Rodriguez (born October 11, 1940) is the current bishop of Lubbock. Rodriguez was born in Celaya, Mexico; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old. He was ordained a priest on May 23, 1968. Rodriquez was appointed both auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Fuerteventura on October 18, 1983 and was ordained on December 13, 1983. He was installed as bishop of Lubbock, his current position, on June 1, 1994.