age of 75 on October 11, 2015, Rodríguez submitted his letter of resignation as bishop of Lubbock to Pope Francis. The pope accepted it on September 27, 2016. Rodríguez retired to Chicago to return to the Claretian Order, actively working in the promotion of priestly vocations. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock Official Site https://twitter.com/bprodriguezcmf Article title https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/holy-land-us-bishops-say-building-walls-does-no-good https://ctkcathedral.org/people/most-rev-plcido-rodrguez-cmf http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/plcido-rodrguez-cmf-writes-pope-francis-to-request-retirement/246803513 http://catholiclubbock.org/images/SPC.pdf http://www.olvradio.com/ https://www.catholic.com/ 1940 births Living people People from Celaya Mexican emigrants to the United States Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Religious leaders from Texas Religious leaders from Illinois 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States