Early life Cepeda was born in
San Luis Potosí City in Mexico on May 15, 1969, to Jose Cepeda and Maria del Socorro Escobedo. He attended Catholic primary and secondary schools there run by the Brothers and Sisters of Joseph. After devoting a year to spiritual formation, Cepeda entered the Seminario Guadalupano Josefino in San Luis Potosí. After his family immigrated to
San Antonio, Texas, when he was 19 years old, He was consecrated at the
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit by Archbishop
Allen Vigneron on May 5, 2011, with Archbishop
John Nienstedt and Bishop
John Quinn serving as co-consecrators. He became the youngest bishop in the US.
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio On August 26, 2025, Cepeda was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He was installed on October 12, 2025. == References ==