The Most Reverend James A. Tamayo, D.D.

The archbishop of the Diocese of Laredo, San Augustin Cathedral, Laredo, Texas, Reverend Tamayo holds masters and bachelors degrees in theology from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. He serves on the Administrative and Plans and Priorities committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and also is a member of the Bishops Subcommittee on Hispanic Liturgy and the Migrant and Refugees Services Committee. Further, he is a consultant for the Bishops Committee on Hispanic Affairs and vice-president of Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. Reverend Tamayo also is a director of the Texas Catholic Conference and the Texas Conference of Churches, and he is dean of the Judiciary Leaders of Texas Conference of Churches.