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Venerable Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, (February 20, 1931 – October 6, 1991), member of the Augustinian Recollect Order, auxiliary bishop of Sacramento, California, United States. In 2005 his cause of canonization was opened. On July 8, 2016, Pope Francis proclaimed him Venerable, in recognition of the bishop's heroic virtue.

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Fray Eliseo González, OAR

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Bishop Alphonse Gallegos: A Champion of Immigrants and Farmworkers

by Fray Eliseo González, OAR posted on June 29, 2025 in News

Gallegos’ dedication to the most vulnerable of society.

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Bishop Alphonse Gallegos still remembered in California

by Fray Eliseo González, OAR posted on October 27, 2022 in News

Fr. Eliseo González, OAR, Vice-Postulator for the Cause of Canonization of Venerable Alphonse Gallegos, former Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, shares his latest experience in promoting the cause of Gallegos.

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Venerable Bishop Alphonse Gallegos and the Holy Eucharist

by Fray Eliseo González, OAR posted on March 02, 2022 in News

Pope Francis, in his recent homily on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, mentions the crisis of faith in our lives and in society at large has something to do with the eclipse of desire for God. We need to recover…

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