Bishop Daniel Garcia, Central Texas born and raised, delivered an emotional homily condemning racism and the harsh treatment of migrants as he was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, on Sept. 18. Principal concelebrants at the two-hour bilingual installation Mass included Cardinal Christopher Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, retired archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Before that, on Jan. 21, 2015, the pope appointed him as auxiliary bishop for Austin and his episcopal ordination was March 3, 2015. He succeeds Vásquez, who was Austin's fifth bishop until he was named archbishop of Galveston-Houston in January and installed on March 25. Then he discussed his theme of describing a world "hungry for justice and mercy" while suffering from "hurt and misery."