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Past Bishops

Bishops of Brownsville
- Adolph Marx
  
  Adolph Marx
  From (1965) (February 18, 1915 – November 1, 1965) served as the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Texas.
- Humberto Sousa Medeiros
  
  Humberto Sousa Medeiros
  From (1966 to 1970), appointed Archbishop of Boston (elevated to Cardinal in 1973). GCIH (October 6, 1915 – September 17, 1983) was a Portuguese American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1970 until his death in 1983 and was created a cardinal in 1973. An ecclesiastical conservative, Cardinal Medeiros was considered a champion of immigrant workers, the poor, and minorities.
- John Joseph Fitzpatrick
  
  John Joseph Fitzpatrick
  From (1971-1991) (Born October 12, 1918, in Trenton, Ontario, Canada – July 15, 2006) was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1968–1971) and the third Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville (1971–1991). He was also the Titular Bishop of Cenae (1968–1971).
- Enrique San Pedro, S.J.
  
  Enrique San Pedro, S.J.
  
  From (1991-1994) (born Enrique San Pedro y Fonaguera on March 9, 1926, in Havana, Cuba – July 17, 1994, in Miami, Florida, USA) was a Jesuit missionary and the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville.
- Raymundo Joseph Peña
  
  Raymundo Joseph Peña
  From (1994-2009) (Born 19 February 1934) is an American Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, he was the son of Cosme A. Peña and Elisa Ramon Peña. He attended St. John’s Seminary and Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas. He was ordained on 25 May 1957 at Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Mariano S. Garriaga, D.D., LL.D. On 16 October 1976, he was named Titular bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of San Antonio. In 1979, he served as Administrator Sede Vacante for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. In 1980, Peña was appointed Bishop of El Paso, serving for 15 years until his installation as Bishop of Brownsville in 1995. He submitted his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops upon reaching 75. His resignation was accepted when Pope Benedict XVI named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Daniel E. Flores, as bishop in his stead.