Daniel E FloresSouth Texas native Bishop Daniel E. Flores was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville on Feb. 2, 2010 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine. Prior to being appointed as shepherd of the Diocese of Bronsville, Bishop Flores was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 2006-2009. While serving in Detroit, he spearheaded the archdiocese's Hispanic outreach. Bishop Flores was ordained a priest for service in the Diocese of Corpus Christi in 1988, where he served as chancellor, secretary to the bishop and diocesan master of ceremonies, among many other titles. He was also rector of the St. John Vianney House of Studies for seminarians in Corpus Christi and was part of the formation faculty of St. Mary's Seminary and teaching faculty at the University of St. Thomas School of Theology in Houston. Bishop Flores earned a doctoral degree in the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Read More Read Less