Gary Janek was born on March 22, 1962, in El Campo, Texas to Josephat “Joe” and Rose Marie Janak. He spent the first six years of his childhood in Eagle Lake, Texas, before the family moved to Palacios, Texas. He graduated in 1980 from Palacios High School. After finishing high school, Janek spent one year at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas. He then transferred in 1982 to the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, for his sophomore year.[1]
During 1982, Janek decided to leave the University of Texas to study for the priesthood. He entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.[1] Janak entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1982. He continued his studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1984.[1]
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gary, janak, gary, wayne, janak, born, march, 1962, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, appointed, auxiliary, bishop, archdiocese, antonio, texas, 2021, excellency, most, reverendgary, wayne, janakauxiliary, bishop, antoniotitular, bishop, dionysianaar. Gary Wayne Janak born March 22 1962 is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas in 2021 His Excellency The Most ReverendGary Wayne JanakAuxiliary Bishop of San AntonioTitular Bishop of DionysianaArchdioceseSan AntonioAppointedFebruary 15 2021InstalledApril 20 2021Other post s Titular Bishop of DionysianaOrdersOrdinationMay 14 1988by Charles Victor GrahmannConsecrationApril 20 2021by Gustavo Garcia Siller Michael Joseph Boulette and Brendan J CahillPersonal detailsBorn 1962 03 22 March 22 1962 age 62 El Campo Texas USMottoGive your servant a listening heart Styles of Gary Wayne JanakReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishop Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Priesthood 1 3 Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Episcopal successionBiography editEarly life edit Gary Janek was born on March 22 1962 in El Campo Texas to Josephat Joe and Rose Marie Janak He spent the first six years of his childhood in Eagle Lake Texas before the family moved to Palacios Texas He graduated in 1980 from Palacios High School After finishing high school Janek spent one year at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton Texas He then transferred in 1982 to the University of Texas at Austin in Austin Texas for his sophomore year 1 During 1982 Janek decided to leave the University of Texas to study for the priesthood He entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe New Mexico graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history 1 Janak entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe New Mexico in 1982 He continued his studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio Texas in 1984 1 Priesthood edit On May 14 1988 Janak was ordained a priest at St Anthony of Padua Church in Palacios by Bishop Charles Grahmann for the Diocese of Victoria 2 He received a Licentiate in Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in Washington D C in 1995 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1998 from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio edit Pope Francis appointed Janak as an auxiliary bishop of San Antonio and titular bishop of Dionysiana on February 15 2021 On April 20 2021 Janak was consecrated by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia Siller 3 4 1 5 See also editCatholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences edit a b c d Pope Francis names Father Gary Janak as new auxiliary bishop of San Antonio PDF Archdiocese of San Antonio Archived from the original PDF on March 3 2021 Retrieved February 15 2021 Bishop Gary Wayne Janak Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2024 03 28 Watts Elena Anita March 26 2022 Pope Francis names Victoria priest auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of San Antonio Victoria Advocate Retrieved February 18 2021 Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio US Conference of Catholic Bishops Retrieved February 15 2021 Brockhaus Hannah February 15 2021 Pope Francis names Texas priest an auxiliary bishop of San Antonio Catholic News Agency Retrieved February 15 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Gary W Janak Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Official Site Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria Official SiteEpiscopal succession editCatholic Church titles Preceded by Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio2021 Present Succeeded by Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Texas nbsp This Catholic Church related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gary W Janak amp oldid 1216071140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
