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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop
Oscar A. Solis of Los Angeles as bishop of Salt Lake City.
Bishop Solis, 63, a native of San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines,
has been auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles since 2004. Previously he served the
Archdiocese of Manila and the Diocese of Cabanatuan, both in the Philippines
before coming to the United States in 1984.
The appointment was announced Jan.
10 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to
the United States.
Bishop Solis served as associate pastor
of St. Rocco Church in Union City, New Jersey, from 1984 to 1988 and was
incardinated in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, in 1988 and
served as a parish priest for 15 years prior to his appointment to Los Angeles.
In the archdiocese, he was the vicar
for ethnic ministry and was the auxiliary bishop of the San Pedro Pastoral
Region, covering southern Los Angeles County.
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