Joseph Anthony Fiorenza | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston | |
.jpg) Fiorenza addressing Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005 | |
| Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
| Appointed | December 6, 1984 |
| Installed | February 18, 1985 |
| Term ended | February 26, 2006 |
| Predecessor | John Louis Morkovsky |
| Successor | Daniel DiNardo |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 29, 1954 by Wendelin Joseph Nold |
| Consecration | October 25, 1979 by Patrick Flores, John Louis Morkovsky, and John E. McCarthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1931 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 2022 (aged 91)[1] |
| Motto | Thy kingdom come |
| Styles of Joseph Anthony Fiorenza | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza (January 25, 1931 – September 19, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1979 to 1984.