1. Gabino Zavala was born on September 7,1951 and is a Mexican-American Catholic former prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1994 until 2012.
13 Facts About Gabino Zavala
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Gabino Zavala resigned at the request of Pope Benedict XVI after admitting he was the father of two children.
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Gabino Zavala survived a fire in his family's apartment that killed two of his brothers.
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In 1969, Zavala entered St John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California.
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Gabino Zavala was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at St Vibiana's Cathedral in Los Angeles on May 28,1977, by Cardinal Timothy Manning.
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Gabino Zavala served as the episcopal vicar of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region until his resignation.
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Gabino Zavala promoted restorative justice, opposed the death penalty, and was a long-time supporter of immigration reform.
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Gabino Zavala was the bishop president of the US section of Pax Christi, co-president of Interfaith Worker Justice, and the episcopal advisor to the International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care.
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Gabino Zavala was an adjunct professor of canon law and pastoral theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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In 2000, Gabino Zavala organized Encuentro, a conference of Catholics from different backgrounds and cultures.
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Gabino Zavala was honored in 2004 by the group Death Penalty Focus.
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Gabino Zavala got involved in prison ministry and would bring parishioners on visits to local prisons.
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In December 2011, Gabino Zavala disclosed to Gomez that he was the father of two teenage children.