Efren Aguirre Garza
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| Native name | Efren Aguirre Garza |
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| 🏡 Residence | Milpitas, California |
| 💼 Occupation | Independent Catholic Bishop |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Efren Aguirre Garza is an Independent Episcopal bishop in the Diocesis Maria Madre de Dios Old Catholic. His online biography reads: "The Most Reverend Efren A. Garza, RN, AASN, a former Episcopal Priest, is of Latino descent, born of migrant parents in Nixon Texas. He began his ministry career in December 1992 when he, his wife and two young daughters joined Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in San Jose, California. He was called to Holy Orders while with Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Episcopal Parish and received his priestly formation at the Episcopal School for Deacons Cross Cultural program for Spanish speaking persons. He was ordained to the Diaconate on April 29, 1999, on the Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena. at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Salinas, California and to the Priesthood on November 23, 1999, on the Feast of St. Clement I, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in San Jose, California by The Right Reverend Richard Symphky, DD, second Bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real. The following year, on Easter Day, on April 4 of 2000, a bilingual Spanish/English mission founded by The Reverend Efren Garza on Easter Day of 1999 was officially named Santa Maria Virgen by Bishop Sympky. Santa Maria Virgen used the Book of Common Prayer for all of our liturgical and sacramental worship. While with the Episcopal Church The Reverend Efren A. Garza served as both lay leader and as priest on various committees and task forces as well as on on the Board of Directors of the Diocese of El Camino Real. In 2009, Reverend Efren Garza and Santa Maria Virgen left its denominational affiliation with the Episcopal Church and began a journey with Christ seeking the Old Catholic Church tradition. In August of 2012, Reverend Efren A. Garza was consecrated a bishop in the Apostolic Succession of the Old Catholic Church following the Roman rite, as translated in 1904, by Archbishop Gerard Gul of Utrecht and Archbishop Matthew Harris. The Bishop is a retired nurse manager and continues to work as a Registered Nurse in the field of psychiatry."[1]
Contact Information[edit]
1557 Jupiter Way, Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 515-2696
Therevef@gmail.com
Eucharistic Communities[edit]
| Title | Community | City | Years |
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| Pastor | Santa Maria Vrgen | Milpitas, California | 1999- |
Other Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | Dioceses Maria Madre de Dios Old Catholic | 2012- |
Significant Dates[edit]
- [Date] - Born
- 29 Apr 1990 - Ordained to the Diaconate by Richard Symphky (Episcopal Church)
- 23 Nov 1999 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by Richard Symphky
- Aug 2012 - Consecrated to the Episcopacy by xxx
Education[edit]
- 1971 - Diploma, Nixon-Smiley High School, Nixon, Texas
