In 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Seitz as the sixth Bishop of El Paso. As a prelate serving a borderland community whose sister city is Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, the bishop has focused his work and heart on the poor and vulnerable, including migrant families and refugees who have made their home in this region or who choose the community ...

Mark Joseph Seitz (born January 10, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of El Paso since 2013. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas from 2010 to 2013.

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso blesses a man during the annual binational border Mass was celebrated Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, by bishops from El Paso, Las Cruces and Juárez on both sides of the ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, speaks at the “Responding to Changing Realities at the U.S. Border and Beyond” conference hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic ...

We are here today to say that El Paso is and will remain a welcoming community,” El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz said as he took the podium. Bishop Seitz, El Paso leaders speak on recent ...

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Following an earlier statement by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, issued the following statement: “The Catholic Church is committed to defending the sanctity of every human life and the God-given dignity of each person, regardless of ...

Jan 23, 2025 · “Human Dignity is Not Dependent on a Person's Citizenship or Immigration Status” Bishop Mark J. Seitz (USCCB), Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM (CHA), and Kerry Alys Robinson (CCUSA) have issued a statement in response to action taken by the Trump Administration rescinding guidance related to "protected areas" in immigration enforcement.

Jan 23, 2025 · A growing number of Catholic Church leaders are criticizing President Trump's immigration crackdown. Bishop Mark J. Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on ...

Oct 2, 2024 · “My brother bishops and I could not be more grateful for the witness of faithful Catholics across our country who have, for many decades now, committed themselves to accompanying refugees as a visible sign of Christ’s love in …

Jan 6, 2023 · Mark Seitz of El Paso is the first bishop from a state along the Mexico border to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee in at least 20 years.