[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 WELCOME TO BISHOP JOHN RAYMOND GAYDOS

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome our guest 
chaplain, the Most Reverend John Raymond Gaydos, bishop of Jefferson 
City, Missouri. Knowing of his higher calling since he was a young man, 
Bishop Gaydos has dedicated his life to serving his church and his 
community.
  Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he attended the St. Agnes School of St. 
Louis, which is the St. Louis Preparatory Seminary; Cardinal Glennon 
College of St. Louis; and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, 
Italy. Bishop Gaydos was ordained on December 20, 1968 at St. Peter's 
Basilica in Vatican City.
  Bishop Gaydos has been a pastor at several parishes in the St. Louis 
area, in addition to being secretary to the archbishop and vicar 
general of the St. Louis archdiocese. He was appointed bishop of 
Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1997, where he presently serves. He is 
well known for his leadership within the Church, serving as chairman 
and member of various archdiocese and national committees.
  I welcome Bishop Gaydos to the House of Representatives and thank him 
for his opening prayer this morning.

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