Delegation of Bishops meet in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Delegation of Bishops from the Texas-Mexico border met Friday Feb. 27, 2026. This meeting is now the longest-running international gathering of Catholic Bishops anywhere in the world.

The delegation alternates gatherings bi-annually between the U.S. and Mexico over the last 40 years.

Immigration was the most important topic of this year's meeting, as bishops discussed the changing landscape and the effects it has on both the U.S. and Mexico.

The press conference will also focus on discussions of relations between bishops of Canada (CCCB), the U.S. (USCCB) and Latin America (CELAM) and their mission to create a united and synodal church is the Americas.

The bishops discussed that they as a church must speak with one voice on the interconnectedness of issues affecting the entire American Continent.

They also addressed the ongoing violence in Mexico after the killing of Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” along with the need for pastoral response to affected communities.

The list of Bishops and delegates that spoke at the conference:

• Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia- Siller M. Sp.S - Archbishop of San Antonio
  and Coordinator of the Tex-Mex Bishops
• Most Rev. Brendan Cahill - Bishop of Victoria, Texas and USCCB Chair
  of the committee on migration and refugeesUSCCB
• Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz - Bishop of El Paso
• Most Rev. Alonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola - Bishop of Piedras
  Negras, México
• Rev. Francisco Gallardo - Diocese of Matamoros Reynosa and the
  executive secretary of the Mexican Bishops’ Committee on Migration

The Delegates in Attendance:

• Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller M. Sp.S - Archbishop of San Antonio and Coordinator of the Tex-Mex Bishops
• Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda - Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
• Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz - Bishop of El Paso
• Most Rev. Anthony C. Celino - Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso
• Most Rev. Michael Sis - Bishop of San Angelo
• Most Rev. Daniel Flores - Bishop of Brownsville
• Most Rev. Jose Guadalupe Torres Campos - Bishop of Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua
• Most Rev. Hilario Gonzalez Garcia - Bishop of Saltillo, Mexico
• Most Rev. Alonso Gerardo Garza Trevino - Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
• Most Rev. Mario Aviles - Bishop of Corpus Christi
• Most Rev. Luis C. Lerma Martinez - Bishop of Nuevo Laredo