EARLY YEARS
Auxiliary Bishop Pulido was born and raised in a small town located west of Mexico City, and attended minor seminary in Uruapan, Michoacán. There, he attended middle school and began high school, but in 1988, he and his family left Mexico and moved to the Yakima Valley where he finished high school. As a teenager, he worked in the fields, picking fruit and vegetables. Later, he worked as a teaching assistant at the Epic Migrant Head Start program in Yakima.
ORDINATION AND SERVICE
As he was discerning his call to the priesthood, Auxiliary Bishop Pulido was also helping provide care and support to an elderly priest, which inspired him to enter Mt. Angel Seminary in Oregon, later attending the Pontifical North American College in Rome, with additional coursework in Rome at the John Paul II Institute. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Yakima in 2002 where he served as Vicar for Clergy at that diocese and as pastor of St. Joseph Church in Kennewick.
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Auxiliary Bishop Pulido is part of Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s leadership team. He serves as Vicar for Parish Pastoral Initiatives.
