Luis Garza

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Luis Garza Medina is a priest in the Legion of Christ who previously served as Vicar General of the organization, making him the second highest ranking person in the organization. He is currently head of the United States and Canada operations of the Legionaries of Christ.^{[citation needed]}

Garza was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. He has a bachelors degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University. He entered the Legion of Christ in 1978 and eventually earned a doctorate in canon law.^{[citation needed]}

Garza was vicar general of the legion from 1992 until 2011. At the end of his time in office Garza also served as the delegate for Regnum Christi, the lay movement affiliated with the Legion of Christ, to the governing body of the Legion of Christ.^{[citation needed]}

While he was Vicar General Garza lead efforts to investigate charges of breaking his vow of celibacy brought against Legionaries founder Marcial Maciel.^[1]

His older brother Dionisio Garza Medina is the CEO of Tenedora Topaz. His younger sister Roberta Garza Medina is the editor of Milenio magazine in Mexico City.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

↑ "Former Legionaries: Fr. Garza is part of the solution, not the problem". Catholic News Agency. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

v t e Regnum Christi and the Legion of Christ

Organizations	Regnum Christi Legion of Christ Regnum Christi Consecrated Women Regnum Christi Consecrated Men ECyD

Key People	Álvaro Corcuera Sylvester Heereman Marcial Maciel Velasio de Paolis Luis Garza

Houses of Formation	Center for Higher Studies (Rome, Italy) Novitiate and College of Humanities (Cheshire, CT) Mater Ecclesiae College (Greenville, RI) Immaculate Conception Apostolic School (Center Harbor, NH) Sacred Heart Apostolic School (Rolling Prarie, IN) Immaculate Conception Program (Oxford, MI)

Universities	Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum Institute for the Psychological Sciences Anahuac University Network Universidad Anáhuac Cancún Anahuac Mayab University Universidad Anáhuac México Norte Universidad Anáhuac México Sur Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Schools	Pinecrest Academy Everest Academy and High School (Clarkston, MI) The Highlands School Everest Academy (Lemont, IL) Royalmont Academy Clear Water Academy Cumbres Institute Oaklawn Academy

Other Activities	Youth clubs (Conquest - Challenge) FAMILIA Zenit News Agency

Criticisms	Controversies surrounding the Legion of Christ Sexual scandal of Father Marcial Maciel

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Name	Garza, Luis
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Date of birth	1950
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