Vincent M. Rizzotto
Houston, Texas | |
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| Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
| Motto | Make us one in Christ |
| Styles of Vincent Michael Rizzotto | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Vincent Michael Rizzotto (September 9, 1931 – January 17, 2021) was an American
Biography
Early life
Born in
Priesthood
Rizzotto was
Rizzotto was appointed pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Houston in 1972, serving there for the next ten years. He was raised to the rank of Monsignor on September 14, 1978. Rizzotto left St. Francis in 1982 to become pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Hedwig Village, Texas, remaining there until 2002. He also became a protonotary apostolic on February 16, 2000[1] and served as vicar general of the archdiocese.
Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
On June 22, 2001, Rizzotto was appointed as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston and
Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Rizzotto sent his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Galvaston-Houston to Pope Benedict XVI. The pope accepted it on November 6, 2006.[2] Rizzotto founded the Bishop Rizzotto Golf Classic, which benefits the elderly residents of the archdiocese senior care community.
Rizzotto died on January 17, 2021, at the age of 89, in Houston.[3]
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
- ^ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Vincent Michael Rizzotto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (January 17, 2021). "Cardinal DiNardo on the death of Retired Aux. Bishop Rizzotto". Retrieved January 18, 2021.