Bill Text: TX HR2668 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Diocese of San Angelo on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2668 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2668-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2668 |
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WHEREAS, October 16, 2011, marks the 50th anniversary of the | ||
founding of the Diocese of San Angelo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognizing the growing Catholic population in and | ||
around San Angelo, Pope John XXIII established the diocese on | ||
October 16, 1961, carving territory previously included in the | ||
dioceses of Amarillo, Austin, El Paso, and Dallas-Fort Worth; | ||
Thomas J. Drury was appointed as the first bishop of the Diocese of | ||
San Angelo; and | ||
WHEREAS, The diocese today encompasses 29 counties and an | ||
area of 37,433 square miles, roughly the size of Ohio, and it serves | ||
more than 82,000 Catholics in San Angelo, Abilene, Midland-Odessa, | ||
Big Spring, Andrews, and many other communities; the diocese is | ||
home to 88 priests and 48 parishes/missions, as well as three | ||
elementary schools and the Christ the King Retreat Center, which | ||
welcomes people of all faiths; since 1985, the diocese has | ||
benefited from the wise and compassionate leadership of its fifth | ||
and longest-serving bishop, the Most Reverend Bishop Michael D. | ||
Pfeifer, OMI; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the past five decades, the Diocese of San Angelo | ||
has contributed greatly to the communities it serves, and it has | ||
enriched the lives of countless people of faith; now, therefore, be | ||
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding | ||
of the Diocese of San Angelo and extend to its parishioners and | ||
clergy sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the diocese as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Craddick | ||
Darby | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2668 was adopted by the House on May | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||