New archbishop for L.A.
Introduced as the new face of Latinos' growing influence in the church, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio was appointed Tuesday to be the next leader of Los Angeles-area Catholics.Kevin Modesti in the Daily News.
Pope Benedict XVI named Gomez, 58, to succeed Cardinal Roger Mahony as head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese after Mahony retires, as the Vatican requires, when he turns 75 next year.
The two men appeared together in a news conference in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
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