WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia, currently Bishop of Monterey, as the Bishop of Austin.
The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop Garcia’s biography may be found here.
The Diocese of Austin is comprised of 21,066 square miles in the State of Texas, and has a total population of 3,769,697 of which 678,545 are Catholic.
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