STATEMENT OF ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ H. GOMEZ ON THE APPOINTMENT OF JESUIT FATHER MICHAEL BARBER AS BISHOP OF OAKLAND
I welcome today’s announcement that Pope Francis has named Father Michael Barber, S.J. as bishop of Oakland. On behalf of the faithful in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, I offer our prayers for Bishop-elect Barber as he begins his ministry as the pastoral leader of the Oakland Diocese.
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