Background
Flores, Patrick Fernandez was born on July 26, 1929 in Ganado, Texas, United States.
Flores, Patrick Fernandez was born on July 26, 1929 in Ganado, Texas, United States.
Graduate, St. Mary's Seminary, Houston, 1975. Doctor (honorary), St. Mary's University, 1995.
Ordained priest Diocese of Galveston, Texas, 1956. Assistant pastor Diocese of Houston, 1956—1963. Pastor Guardian Angel parish, Pasadena, Texas, 1963—1967, St. Joseph - St. Stephen parish, Houston, 1967—1970.
Ordained bishop, 1970. Auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, 1970—1978. Bishop Diocese of El Paso, 1978—1979.
Archbishop Archdiocese of San Antonio, 1979—2004, archbishop emeritus, since 2004. Chairman Texas State Advisory Communications United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1970. National chaplain League of United Latin American Citizens, 1970.
Co-founder Mexico American Cultural Center, San Antonio, 1972. Founder National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, 1976.