A street in The Bronx, New York was named to honor the late Bishop Garmendia, the first Hispanic bishop to serve The Bronx in the Archdiocese of New York. To read Betty Cleary’s remarks on June 29, 2011 To read Catholic New York coverage of this event To read Bronx Times coverage of this event…
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[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1075-E1076] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO THE MOST REV. FRANCISCO GARMENDIA, D.D. ______ HON. JOSE E. SERRANO of New York in the House of Representatives Tuesday, June 3, 1997 Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker,…
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Mario De Jesús Paredes (1997) Director Ejecutivo del Centro Católico Hispano del Nordeste QUIERDO ACERCARME A LA FIGURA de Monseñor Francisco Garmendia con admiración, veneración y profundo aprecio. Admiración por su testimonio de vida ejemplar. Veneracion por la dimensión de piedad y santidad que resplandece en sus 50 años de sacerdote y de obispo; y…
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BISHOP FRANCISCO GARMENDIA, AFTER ONE YEAR OF HIS DEATH BY: Father Lorenzo Ato Time passes rapidly in our lives. It was November 16, 2005 in which our beloved Bishop Francisco Garmendia was called to the house of our Holy Father. At his departure he left a grand legacy for the Church with special emphasis for…
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New York State Governor George Pataki issued the following Executive Proclamation in honor of Bishop Francisco Garmendia’s Rosary Rally that was held in 1996 at Indian Lake in Crotona Park in the Bronx.