Background
Valero, René Arnold was born on August 15, 1930 in New York City. Son of Caesar J. Valera and Maria Luisa (Cordova) Valero.
Valero, René Arnold was born on August 15, 1930 in New York City. Son of Caesar J. Valera and Maria Luisa (Cordova) Valero.
Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts, Immaculate Conception-Cathedral College, 1952. Master of Social Work, Fordham University, 1962.
Ordained priest Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1956. Associate pastor St. Michael-St. Edward, Fort Greene, 1956—1957, St. Agatha, Bay Ridge, 1957—1960. With family service office, Kings County director Catholic Charities, 1960—1969, director Office for Aging, 1969—1974.
Coordinator Spanish Apostolate Diocese of Brooklyn, 1974—1980. Chairman board Northeast Hispanic Pastoral Center, 1974—1980. Pastor Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, New York, 1979—1982.
Ordained bishop, 1980. Auxiliary bishop Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1980—2005, chairman Committee on Racial Harmony, 1990. Director Catholic Migration & Refugee Office, 1983—1991.
Auxiliary bishop emeritus Diocese of Brooklyn, since 2005.