I'm honored and humbled to become the shepherd of this wonderful diocese.

- Bishop Cahill

Bishop Brendan John Cahill was born in Coral Gables, Florida, on November 28, 1963, the fourth of five children of Joe and Joan Cahill. His family moved to Houston in 1971, and they all live in Houston today.

He attended St. Cecilia Catholic School and St. Thomas High School and spent a year at Rice University before entering St. Mary’s Seminary in 1982. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology (1985) and a master’s degree in divinity (1990) from the University of St. Thomas.

On May 19, 1990, Bishop Cahill was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. He served as parochial vicar of St. Frances Cabrini Church in Houston (1990 1992) and Christ the Good Shepherd in Spring (1992–1994).

He earned a master’s degree in theology, specializing in African-American Catholic studies, from Xavier University, New Orleans (1994), and a licentiate in
dogmatic theology (1996) and a doctorate in fundamental theology (1999) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In addition to English, he also speaks Spanish and Italian and has a working knowledge of French and German.

Bishop Cahill served as formation director (1998–2001) and rector (2001–2010) at St. Mary’s Seminary. During this time he taught at the University of St. Thomas School of Theology and ministered at the Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart. Since 2010, he has been the Director of the Secretariat for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services and Vicar for Clergy of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He has been the administrator of St. Joseph Church, Houston, since September 2014.

Bishop Cahill has been involved with several boards and organizations, including the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, University of St. Thomas, William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies, Paradisus Dei, Anti-Defamation League Coalition of Mutual Respect, Adore Ministries, and Gratia Plena Counseling.

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