Gary W. Janak

American Catholic auxiliary bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gary Wayne Janak
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio Titular Bishop of Dionysiana

Archdiocese	San Antonio
Appointed	February 15, 2021
Installed	April 20, 2021
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Dionysiana
Orders
Ordination	May 14, 1988 by Charles Victor Grahmann
Consecration	April 20, 2021 by Gustavo García-Siller, Michael Joseph Boulette, and Brendan J. Cahill
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-22) March 22, 1962 (age 62) El Campo, Texas, US
Motto	Give your servant a listening heart

Styles of Gary Wayne Janak

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Gary Wayne Janak (born March 22, 1962) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas in 2021.

Biography

Early life

Gary Janek was born on March 22, 1962, in El Campo, Texas to Josephat “Joe” and Rose Marie Janak. He spent the first six years of his childhood in Eagle Lake, Texas, before the family moved to Palacios, Texas. He graduated in 1980 from Palacios High School. After finishing high school, Janek spent one year at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas. He then transferred in 1982 to the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, for his sophomore year.^[1]

During 1982, Janek decided to leave the University of Texas to study for the priesthood. He entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.^[1] Janak entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1982. He continued his studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1984.^[1]

Priesthood

On May 14, 1988, Janak was ordained a priest at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Palacios by Bishop Charles Grahmann for the Diocese of Victoria.^[2] He received a Licentiate in Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1995 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1998 from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio.

Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio

Pope Francis appointed Janak as an auxiliary bishop of San Antonio and titular bishop of Dionysiana on February 15, 2021. On April 20, 2021, Janak was consecrated by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia Siller.^[3]^[4]^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pope Francis names Father Gary Janak as new auxiliary bishop of San Antonio" (PDF). Archdiocese of San Antonio. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Bishop Gary Wayne Janak [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ Watts, Elena Anita (March 26, 2022). "Pope Francis names Victoria priest auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of San Antonio". Victoria Advocate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Brockhaus, Hannah (February 15, 2021). "Pope Francis names Texas priest an auxiliary bishop of San Antonio". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

External links

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Official Site
Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio

Ordinaries

Bishops: Anthony Dominic Pellicer; John Neraz; John Anthony Forest; John Shaw; Arthur Jerome Drossaerts; Robert Emmet Lucey; Francis James Furey; Patrick Flores; José Horacio Gómez; Gustavo García-Siller

Auxiliary bishops: Stephen Aloysius Leven; Patrick Flores; Hugo Mark Gerbermann; Raymundo Joseph Peña; Charles Victor Grahmann; Ricardo Ramírez; Bernard Ferdinand Popp; Edmond Carmody; Joseph Anthony Galante; John Yanta; Thomas Flanagan; Patrick Zurek; Oscar Cantú; Michael Joseph Boulette; Gary W. Janak

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of San Fernando

Parishes: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower (San Antonio); Mission Concepcion (San Antonio); St. Joseph (San Antonio); San Francisco de la Espada (San Antonio); San Jose y San Miguel Mission (San Antonio); San Juan Capistrano Mission (San Antonio)

Education

High schools: Antonian College Preparatory High School (Castle Hills); Central Catholic Marianist High School (San Antonio); Holy Cross of San Antonio (San Antonio); Incarnate Word High School (San Antonio); John Paul II Catholic High School (Schertz); Our Lady of the Hills High School (Kerrville); Providence High School (San Antonio); St. Anthony Catholic High School (San Antonio)

Closed: St. Gerard Catholic High School (San Antonio)

Catholicism portal

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas
Bishops	Charles Victor Grahmann David Eugene Fellhauer Brendan J. Cahill
Churches	Cathedral Our Lady of Victory Cathedral Parishes St. John the Baptist Church, Ammannsville Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Church, High Hill Ascension of Our Lord Church, Moravia St. Mary's Church of the Assumption, Praha Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Victoria St. Mary's Church, Victoria
Education	High schools Sacred Heart Catholic School, Hallettsville St. Joseph High School, Victoria Shiner Catholic School, Shiner K-8 schools list
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