HOUSTON — The new shepherd of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston pledged March 25 to serve his new flock “with all my heart.”
“Together, we will move forward, following our Savior, who leads, protects and watches over this local Church,” Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez shared in his heartfelt homily, partly delivered in Spanish, at his installation Mass on the feast of the Annunciation at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston.
Thousands of the faithful from Texas and beyond gathered for the Mass. The congregation included three cardinals, several archbishops, numerous bishops, hundreds of priests and other clergy, men and women religious, and laity.
Under the depiction of the Holy Spirit in the co-cathedral’s soaring dome, Christophe Cardinal Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, witnessed Daniel Cardinal DiNardo hand over the crozier to Archbishop Vásquez, who, seated upon his cathedra, assumed his role as Galveston-Houston’s ninth bishop and third archbishop.
Archbishop Vásquez, 67, succeeds Cardinal DiNardo, 75, who headed the Texas Archdiocese from 2006 until the pope accepted his resignation Jan. 20 and named then-Bishop Vásquez of Austin as his successor.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez displays the papal bull that appointed him as archbishop of Galveston-Houston during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez displays the papal bull that appointed him as archbishop of Galveston-Houston during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez is applauded as he holds his crozier while seated in the cathedra, the bishop's chair, during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez preaches the homily during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez preaches the homily during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez preaches the homily during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez preaches the homily during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez preaches the homily during his installation Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston March 25, 2025, the feast of the Annunciation. Formerly the head of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, he is the ninth bishop and third archbishop to head the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
