Mario Alberto Avilés


Mario Alberto Avilés

Bishop of Corpus Christi
DioceseCorpus Christi
AppointedDecember 1, 2025
InstalledJanuary 28, 2026
PredecessorMichael Mulvey
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Brownsville (2018 - 2025)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 21, 1998
by José Raúl Vera López
ConsecrationFebruary 22, 2018
by Daniel E. Flores, Raymundo Joseph Peña, and Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía
Personal details
Born (1969-09-16) September 16, 1969
EducationPontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum
MottoCaritas Dei diffusa est in cordibus nostris
(God's love spreads through our hearts)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Mario Alberto Avilés
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Mario Alberto Avilés, C.O. (born September 16, 1969) is a Mexican-born American Catholic prelate who has been the Bishop of Corpus Christi since 2026. He served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville from 2018 to 2025. He is a member of the Oratorians.