Plácido Rodriguez

Plácido Rodríguez C.M.F. (born October 11, 1940) is a Mexican-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock in Texas from 1994 to 2015 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1983 to 1994. he is a member of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians).

Biography

Early life Plácido Rodríguez was born on October 11, 1940, in Celaya, Mexico to Eutimio and Maria Conception. He was the 11th born out of 14 children; his family emigrated to Chicago in 1953, when he was twelve years old.

Rodríguez attended Saint Francis Assisi Parish School in Chicago, then St. Jude's Seminary in Momence, Illinois. He then entered the Claretian Novitiate in Los Angeles, making his first profession of vows in 1960.

In January 2004, Rodriguez released a list of five priests and one deacon with credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Most of the cases dated back before the formation of the diocese. The men on the list were either deceased or already removed from ministry.

Retirement After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on October 11, 2015, Rodríguez submitted his letter of resignation as bishop of Lubbock to Pope Francis. The pope accepted it on September 27, 2016. Rodríguez retired to Chicago to return to the Claretian Order, actively working in the promotion of priestly vocations.