Carlos Arthur Sevilla

Carlos Arthur Sevilla SJ (born August 9, 1935) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth and now retired Bishop of Yakima. He now works as an Outreach Priest for the Catholic Non-Profit Cross Catholic Outreach as well as serving on their Bishops' Advisory Board.


Carlos Arthur Sevilla, SJ
Bishop Emeritus of Yakima
ArchdioceseSeattle
DioceseYakima
AppointedDecember 31, 1996
Installed1997
Term endedApril 12, 2011
PredecessorFrancis George
SuccessorJoseph J. Tyson
Orders
OrdinationJune 3, 1966
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1989
by John R. Quinn, Mark Joseph Hurley, and Michael Joseph Kaniecki
Personal details
Born (1935-08-09) August 9, 1935
San Francisco, California
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
MottoTo love and to serve
Styles of
Carlos Arthur Sevilla
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Carlos Sevilla was born in San Francisco, California, and entered the Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1953. He studied at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, from where he obtained his Master's degree in Philosophy.

Sevilla was ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1966, and made his solemn profession as a Jesuit on April 22, 1974. He also earned his Master's in Theology from Santa Clara University, and furthered his studies at the Jesuitenkolleg in Innsbruck and Catholic Institute of Paris.

On December 6, 1988, Sevilla was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco and Titular Bishop of Mina by Pope John Paul II. He received episcopal consecration on January 25, 1989 from Archbishop John Quinn, with Bishops Mark Hurley and Michael Kaniecki, SJ, serving as co-consecrators.

He was later named the sixth Bishop of Yakima, Washington, on December 31, 1996. Sevilla is the second religious and the first Jesuit to hold that office.

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he currently sits on the Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and the Sub-Committee for Translation of Liturgical Texts into Spanish, as well as co-chairing the West Coast Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims. He was the former Chairman of the Committee on Religious Life and Ministry and the Sub-Committee for Translation of Liturgical Texts Into Spanish.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francis George, OMI
Bishop of Yakima
19972011
Succeeded by
Joseph J. Tyson
Preceded by
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Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
1989-1996
Succeeded by
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