Archbishop Gomez brings Latino voice to new leadership role

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said his election as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 15 may have had more to do with his archdiocese than anything else.

L.A.’s Latino archbishop now holds a top position among U.S. Catholics.

os Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez — a native of Mexico, an American citizen and a supporter of immigration reform — was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday.

Catholic Bishops Elect Cardinal Daniel DiNardo USCCB President

American Roman Catholic officials on Tuesday elected a theological conservative and an outspoken immigrant-rights advocate to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, setting up potential conflicts with President-elect Donald Trump on one of his signature issues.

Catholic bishops, in Baltimore, elect advocates for immigrants to top jobs

Catholic Bishops Challenge Donald Trump on Immigration

Two nights after Donald J. Trump won the presidential election, Archbishop José H. Gomez convened an interfaith prayer service at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles and gave an emotional homily vowing not to abandon children and parents who are living in fear that Mr. Trump will follow through on his promise to deport millions of immigrants.

ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ GOMEZ ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

Archbishop José Gomez, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was today elected vice president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from a slate of 10 candidates who were nominated by their fellow bishops. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president. Cardinal DiNardo has served as vice president of the USCCB since 2013.

Catholic bishops follow Trump’s election with a message of their own

A week after Donald Trump’s stunning election as president sent the country’s governance lurching to the right, the nation’s Catholic bishops sent a message of their own — at least on immigration — by putting Mexican-born Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles in line to become the first Latino to lead the American hierarchy.

DiNardo, Gómez elected new heads of US bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday elected Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston as its president, and Archbishop Jose Gómez of Los Angeles vice-president.