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José Horacio Gómez. José Horacio Gómez Velasco (born December 26, 1951) is a Mexican -born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He became the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California in 2011. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado from 2001 to 2004 and as archbishop ...
The Los Angeles diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese and Bishop Cantwell to Archbishop in 1936. Archbishop J. Francis McIntyre was appointed by Pope Pius XII in 1952 to become the first Cardinal in the western United States. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony was the first head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese to have been born in Los Angeles.
Archbishop Gomez is a native of Monterrey, Mexico, and a naturalized American citizen. Prior to becoming Archbishop of Los Angeles, he served as Archbishop of San Antonio (2005–2010) and Auxiliary Bishop of Denver (2001–2005). He holds a doctorate degree in theology (S.T.D.), as well as undergraduate degrees in accounting, philosophy and ...
Nov 12, 2019 · It is the first time the conference has elected a Latino as its leader. On Nov. 12, the U.S. bishops elected Archbishop Gomez to be the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the ...
Included in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were the counties of Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara. In January 1948, to avoid confusion with the older Archdiocese of Puebla, Mexico, the southland's jurisdiction was designated officially as the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California and Bishop Cantwell became the first archbishop.
Roger Michael Mahony KGCHS (born February 27, 1936) is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California from 1985 to 2011. Before his appointment, he served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fresno from 1975 to 1980 and bishop of the Diocese of ...
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Archbishop José Horacio Gomez is the fifth Archbishop of Los Angeles. On April 6, 2010, Archbishop José H. Gomez was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, by Pope Benedict XVI. On February 27, 2011, he was installed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is the first Hispanic to serve as ...
