Eduardo Nevares

Eduardo Alanis Nevares (born February 19, 1954) is an American prelate of the Catholic church. He has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona since 2010.

Biography

Early life and education Nevares was born on February 19, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas, to Andres Valdes Nevares and Beatriz Alanis Tamez. The youngest of six children in a Mexican-American family, he has one sister and four brothers, all of whom were born in Mexico. The family lived in Chicago, Illinois, before settling in Houston. The following year, when the seminary closed, he transferred to St. Henry Preparatory Seminary in Belleville, Illinois. Nevares is the first auxiliary bishop of and the first Hispanic bishop of the diocese. His episcopal motto is: "Serve the Lord with gladness." Nevares received his episcopal consecration on July 19, 2010, from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, Arizona.