Mario Alberto Avilés
Mario Alberto Avilés | |
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| Bishop of Corpus Christi | |
| Diocese | Corpus Christi |
| Appointed | December 1, 2025 |
| Installed | January 28, 2026 |
| Predecessor | Michael Mulvey |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Brownsville (2018 - 2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 21, 1998 by José Raúl Vera López |
| Consecration | February 22, 2018 by Daniel E. Flores, Raymundo Joseph Peña, and Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1969 |
| Education | Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum |
| Motto | Caritas Dei diffusa est in cordibus nostris (God's love spreads through our hearts) |
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| Styles of Mario Alberto Avilés | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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.