Arturo Cepeda
José Arturo Cepeda | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | San Antonio |
| Appointed | August 26, 2025 |
| Installed | October 12, 2025 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Tagase |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 1, 1996 by Patrick Flores |
| Consecration | May 5, 2011 by Allen Henry Vigneron, John Clayton Nienstedt, and John M. Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1969 |
| Nationality | American[citation needed] |
| Education | Seminario Guadalupano Josefino Our Lady of the Lake University Assumption Seminary St. Mary’s University Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Motto | Audiendum, fiendum, nuntiandum (Hearing, becoming, proclaiming)[1] |
| Styles of José Arturo Cepeda | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (May 15, 1969), known as Arturo Cepeda,[2][3] is a Mexican-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio since 2025. He worked as a priest in San Antonio from 1996 to 2011 and then as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 2011 to 2025.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Cepeda was born in San Luis Potosi City in Mexico on May 15, 1969, to Jose Cepeda and Maria del Socorro Escobedo. He attended Catholic primary and secondary schools there run by the Brothers and Sisters of Joseph. After devoting a year to spiritual formation, Cepeda entered the Seminario Guadalupano Josefino in San Luis Potosi.[2]
After his family immigrated to San Antonio, Texas, when he was 19 years old,[3] Cepeda continued his seminary studies at Our Lady of the Lake University there. He then entered College Seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earning a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies with a minor in psychology. After returning to San Antonio, Cepeda obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Assumption Seminary.[2]
Priesthood
[edit]On June 1, 1996, Cepeda was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Patrick Flores for the Archdiocese of San Antonio at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in San Antonio.[2] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Cepeda as parochial vicar at St. Magdalen Parish in San Antonio. During this period, he received a Master of Biblical Theology degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio[2]
The archdiocese then sent Cepeda to Rome to study at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2005, he was awarded a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD), defending his dissertation in spiritual theology.[2]
After returning to Texas, Cepeda was assigned teaching and formation responsibilities at Assumption Seminary and the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. He also served as vocation director and faculty member for the Transitional Ministry Formation Program for the archdiocese, and as a member of the formation faculty of the St. Peter upon the Water Center in Ingram, Texas.[2] Archbishop Jose Gómez appointed Cepeda as vice rector of Assumption Seminary in 2009 and rector in 2010.[2]
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
[edit]Cepeda was appointed titular bishop of Tagase and auxiliary bishop of Detroit on April 18, 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI.[4] He was consecrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit by Archbishop Allen Vigneron on May 5, 2011, with Archbishop John Nienstedt and Bishop John Quinn serving as co-consecrators.[5] He became the youngest bishop in the US.[3]
In November 2020, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Cepeda as chair of the Committee on Cultural Diversity.[6]
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
[edit]On August 26, 2025, Cepeda was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.[7][3][8] He was installed on October 12, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Cepeda Coat of Arms". Archdiocese of Detroit. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bishop Arturo Cepeda Biography". Archdiocese of Detroit. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Meloy, Daniel (August 26, 2025). "Bishop Cepeda named auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of San Antonio". Detroit Catholic. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.04.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. April 18, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Bishop Cepeda elected chairman of U.S. bishops' Committee on Cultural Diversity". Detroit Catholic. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Auxiliary Bishop Arturo Cepeda, San Antonio native, transferred from Detroit Archdiocese back to Archdiocese of San Antonio by Pope Leo XIV". Retrieved August 26, 2025.
External links
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- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Official Site
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Official Site
- Catholic-Hierarchy
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