Leadership

Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz


Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz

The Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, D.D.

Education

B.A. in Philosophy University of Dallas Master of Divinity University of Dallas M.A. in Theology University of Dallas M.A. in Liturgical Studies St. John’s University

The Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, D.D. was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the eldest of ten children. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Dallas in 1980.

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 as their point of passage. The bishop believes that migrants add inestimable value to the communities where they choose to live and that parishes and community members should welcome them with compassion, love and solidarity.