Auxiliary Bishops
Curriculum Vitae 
Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel
Diocese of Dallas
Personal
Born - January 6, 1952 in Basile, Louisiana.
The third of eight children, to Welfoot Paul Deshotel and Luna Marie Manuel
Education
Immaculata Minor Seminary High School
Holy Trinity Seminary – B.A. Philosophy
University of Dallas – M.Div.
Ordination
April 27, 2010 Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin Guadalupe Dallas, TX. Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell.
May 13, 1978
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Basile, Louisiana for the Diocese of Dallas. Ordained by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder, Bishop of Lafayette.
Assignments
2008-Present Vicar General, Diocese of Dallas
2006-2008 Pastor, St. Monica and San Juan Diego, Dallas
2001-2006 Vice Rector, Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving
1995-2001 Pastor, St. Luke, Irving
1992-1995 Pastor, St. John Nepomucene, Ennis
1988-1992 Pastor, St. William, Greenville and Our Lady of Fatima, Quinlan
1983-1988 Associate Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dallas
1982-1983 Associate Pastor, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Dallas
1980-1982 Associate Pastor, St. Anthony, Longview
1978-1980 Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Dallas
Other Duties/Activities
2008-Present Diocesan College of Consultors
2008-Present Diocesan Review Board
2008-Present Diocesan Finance Council
2008-Present Bishop’s Senior Staff
2007-Present Diocesan Priest’s Personnel Board
1999-Present Diocesan Presbyteral Council
Curriculum Vitae
Monsignor Mark Seitz 
Diocese of Dallas
Personal
Born - January 10, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The eldest of ten children.
Education
Fall of 1972 Entered Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas as a freshman in college.
1975 Joined the Diocese of Dallas
1985 M.A. in Liturgical Studies - St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
1982 M.A. in Theology - University of Dallas
1980 Master of Divinity - University of Dallas
1976 B.A. in Philosophy - University of Dallas
1984 Summer Courses in Liturgy - University of Notre Dame
1986 Summer Courses in Spirituality - Dusquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Fall of 2002 Internship, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Boston, Mass.
Ordination
April 27, 2010 Catheral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe Dallas, TX. Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell.
Assignments
1980-1984 Parochial Vicar at Good Shepherd Parish, Garland, Texas.
1985-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching Liturgy and Sacramental Theology,
University of Dallas.
1986-1987 Associate Spiritual Director and Director of Liturgy, Holy Trinity Seminary.
Fall 1987-1993 Vice-Rector and Director of Liturgy, Holy Trinity Seminary.
June 1993-June 2002 Pastor, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waxahachie, TX.
Fall 2001 Instructor, Christ the Servant Institute, Diocese of Dallas, “Pastoral Care of the Sick”.
June 2003-Present Pastor, St. Rita Catholic Community
December 2004 Named “Prelate of Honor to His Holiness” by John Paul II with title “Monsignor”
Other Duties/Activities
1988-1993, 1999-2006, 2007- Present Diocese of Dallas Presbyteral Council
1998-Present Spiritual Director – Dallas/Fort Worth Courage
2002-Present Member – Diocesan Honduras Solidarity Team
2007-Present Member – College of Consultors of the Diocese of Dallas
2009-Present Spiritual Director – White Rose Women’s Center
2009-Present Board of Directors – BirthChoice Catholic Crisis Pregnancy
Center