Joseph Fiorenza was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1979 to 1984.
Joseph Fiorenza January 25, 1931, in Beaumont, Texas, United States.
Fiorenza was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1954. His first assignment was as assistant pastor of Queen of Peace Parish in Houston, where he remained for three years.
In 1957, he became a professor of medical ethics at Sacred Heart Dominican College and chaplain of St. Joseph Hospital, both in Houston.
He served as administrator of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral in Houston from 1959 to 1967. In 1965, Fiorenza participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement.
Joseph Fiorenza Parents: Meet Anthony and Grace Fiorenza
Anthony and Grace Fiorenza are the parents of the American prelate of the Catholic Church Joseph Fiorenza.
Joseph’s parents Anthony and Grace Fiorenza are immigrant Italian.
Aside from this fact, their details are unknown.