June, with no laid out plan, seems to be dedicated to missionaries, who were from the USA, or served here and lived within our lifetime. This next was also a Jesuit.
SERVANT of GOD BISHOP ENRIQUE SAN PEDRO, SJ was a native of Cuba Texas
He was born in Havana , Cuba
Bishop San Pedro was appointed the first Hispanic auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston in 1986- until 1991. At the time of his ordination as bishop, he was only the third Jesuit to be named a bishop in the United States
Prior to his ordination as a priest in 1957, he received a master’s degree in Classical Literature from St. Stanislaus College, Salamanca , Spain in 1947, and a Licentiate in philosophy from the Pontifical University of Comillas, Santander , Spain
Bishop San Pedro continued his studies earning a Licentiate in Theology from the Leopold-Franzens University , Innsbruck , Austria Franz-Joseph University in Vienna , Austria Rome
Bishop San Pedro spoke seven languages and served as a missionary in the Philippines and China
Following his studies, he taught at various universities until this appointment as auxiliary bishop of the Galveston-Houston Diocese. He was in Vietnam
Lydia Pesina, director of the Family Life Office, said Bishop San Pedro “was an educator ‘par excellence.’ In the tradition of the Jesuits, he believed in education and formation for all involved in parish ministries.”
Bishop San Pedro had few possessions other than his books, as he was an avid reader, learner, and teacher. He said that he read whenever he had a chance such as waiting at airports.
He quipped that he gave his day to service to the Lord, but after his night-time prayers he would say something like, “I did what I could today for your people, but now I leave them in your hands, Lord; I am going to bed.”
In March 1993, Bishop San Pedro was part of a bishop’s delegation to address the United Nations on the plight of refugees, many of whom had been sent from south Florida
Bishop San Pedro, age 68, died of cancer on July 17, 1994, in Miami Beach , Fla. Miami
Bishop San Pedro’s motto: “Most gladly I will spend myself and be spent for your sakes.” – 2 Corinthians 12:15