Raymundo Joseph Peña

Raymundo Joseph Peña (February 19, 1934 – September 24, 2021) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

He was consecrated at the Convention Center Arena in San Antonio on December 13, 1976, by Archdiocese Francis Furey.

[3] On April 4, 1980, Pope John Paul II appointed Peña as Bishop of the Diocese of El Paso, He was installed on June 18, 1980.

[2] On December 6, 2004, the Dallas Morning News published a report on how Peña handled accusations of sexual abuse against a foreign priest.

Basil Onyia, a Nigerian priest, arrived in Diocese of Brownsville in 1999 and was assigned as assistant pastor of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle.