Carlos Arthur Sevilla
Titular Bishop of Mina (1989-1997) | |
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| Motto | To love and to serve |
| Styles of Carlos Arthur Sevilla | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Carlos Arthur Sevilla
Biography
Early life
Carlos Sevilla was born on August 9, 1935, in
Priesthood
On June 3, 1966, Sevilla was
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
On December 6, 1988,
Bishop of Yakima
On December 31, 1996, John Paul II named Sevilla as the sixth bishop of Yakima. Sevilla was the second member of a
Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Sevilla sat on the Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and the Sub-Committee for Translation of Liturgical Texts into Spanish. He also co-chaired the West Coast Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims. Sevilla is the former chair of the Committee on Religious Life and Ministry and the Sub-Committee for Translation of Liturgical Texts Into Spanish.[2]
On April 1, 2008, Sevilla accepted blame for hiring Reverend Juan Gonzalez, a priest from Oregon, in 2003 to work as a retreat director for the diocese. Gonzalez was being investigated at that time by police in Marion County, Oregon, for viewing child pornography.[3] Sevilla knew about the investigation, but hired Gonzalez anyway. Police later notified Sevilla that they had filed charges against Gonzalez, but the diocese did not follow up on the report.[4]
In May 8, 2008, Sevilla admitted that he failed to notify parishioners in the diocese about Reverend Jose Joaquin Estrada Arango, who had been convicted in 2008 of fondling a 14-year-old girl in Oregon. Estrada had worked in four parishes in the diocese between 2001 and 2003.[5]
Retirement
On May 31, 2011, with the installation of Bishop Joseph J. Tyson as the new bishop of Yakima, Sevilla became bishop emeritus. He spent the next several years in Yakima, helping Tyson and working with local ministries.[1]
In 2014, Sevilla testified in a
In July 2016, Sevilla moved into the Jesuit community at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. In July 2021, Sevilla entered Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, a retirement home for Catholic clergy in Los Gatos, California. Sevilla works as a spiritual director, arranges retreats and conferences and helps with weekend masses in local parishes.[1]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b c d e f Admin, M. M. J. "Bishop Emeritus Carlos A. Sevilla, S.J." Diocese of Yakima. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Yakima admits hiring employee under investigation for viewing child porn online". NBC Right Now. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Bishop says hire was mistake | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ Salmon, Jacqueline L. (2008-05-11). "Vatican protecting bishops, activists say". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ Herald-Republic, By Donald W. Meyers Yakima. "Former Yakima bishop testifies at sex-abuse trial". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-10-20.