Five New Bishops Appointed in the U.S.

Rocco from Whispers in the Loggia reports the following:

In the largest one-day blitz of Stateside appointments this decade, this morning Pope Benedict has named:

Bishop Richard Pates, 65, heretofore auxiliary of St Paul and Minneapolis, as bishop of Des Moines;

Fr Anthony Taylor, 53, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish and vicar for Ministries in the archdiocese of Oklahoma City, as bishop of Little Rock;

Msgr James D. Conley, 53, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Wichita (and former official of the Congregation for Bishops) as auxiliary to Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap. of Denver;
Fr William Justice, 65, vicar for Clergy of the archdiocese of San Francisco, as auxiliary to San Fran Archbishop George Niederauer;

Fr Oscar Cantu, 41, pastor of Holy Name Parish in Houston, as auxiliary to Archbishop Jose Gomez of San AntonioOrdained a Twin Cities auxiliary in 2001 by Archbishop Harry Flynn, Pates -- a onetime locale at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington in the days of Archbishop Jean Jadot (to whom he's said to remain close) -- enjoys a reputation as a proven pastor, "builder" and fund-raiser.

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