Bill Text: TX HR1067 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Monsignor Xavier Pappu of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Longview on the 40th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1067 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1067-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1067 |
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Xavier Pappu of St. Matthew Catholic | ||
Church in Longview is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his | ||
ordination as a priest on May 10, 2021, and this occasion truly | ||
merits special recognition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, Monsignor | ||
Pappu was ordained as a priest in 1981; he came to Texas in 1999, | ||
when he was invited to join the Diocese of Tyler by Bishop Edmond | ||
Carmody; and | ||
WHEREAS, From 1999 to 2002, Monsignor Pappu was a priest at | ||
St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gladewater, and from 2002 until | ||
2010, he was the pastor at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Longview; | ||
during that time, he also served the diocese as vicar general under | ||
Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio; and | ||
WHEREAS, Monsignor Pappu was the pastor of Sacred Heart | ||
Catholic Church in Texarkana from 2010 to 2012, when he returned to | ||
St. Matthew in Longview; he has ably led the church for the last | ||
nine years, earning the deep respect and admiration of his | ||
congregation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past four decades, Monsignor | ||
Xavier Pappu has wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies | ||
to the spiritual enrichment of others, and his strong faith and | ||
compassion have benefited countless people; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Xavier Pappu on the 40th | ||
anniversary of his ordination as a priest and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Monsignor Pappu as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dean | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1067 was adopted by the House on May | ||
14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||