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The second bishop of Monterey in California was Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda of Los Angeles, appointed by Pope John Paul II in 1982. [ 15 ] Shubsda was widely regarded as an expert on labor issues and social justice , and earned a reputation as an outspoken advocate of farm and factory workers in the diocese. [ 16 ]
He was consecrated an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Austin in Texas on March 3, 2015. On January 29, 2019, Garcia was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California . Biography
The Diocese of Saint Petersburg was erected in 1968 with Charles Borromeo McLaughlin (701) as its first bishop (cathedral pictured.) Bishop Justin Najmy (731) was named the first apostolic exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States in 1968 (cathedral pictured.) Humberto Sousa Medeiros (733) was cardinal and archbishop of ...
On January 28, 1992, John Paul II appointed Ryan as the third bishop of Monterey. Ryan was installed as bishop on March 19,1992. [1] Ryan served as the president of the California Catholic Conference from 1997 to 2004. [2] [3] On December 18, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Ryan's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Monterey. He ...
Richard John Garcia (April 24, 1947 – July 11, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 2007 until his death in 2018.
Following the resignation of Bishop Harry Clinch, Shubsda was named bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California by Pope John Paul II on May 26, 1982. [3] He was widely regarded as an expert on labor issues and social justice, and earned a reputation as an outspoken advocate of farm and factory workers in the diocese. [5]
The churches in the Diocese of Monterey include the Cathedral of San Carlos in Monterey (the oldest stone building and the first cathedral in California) and seven former Spanish Missions: Carmel Mission Basilica; Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad; Mission San Antonio de Padua; Mission San Juan Bautista; Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ...
On July 20, 2018, Pope Francis appointed Wilkerson as the apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Monterey after the death of Bishop Richard Garcia. On December 19, 2018, Wilkerson announced that the diocese was hiring an outside law firm to examine its personnel records for any credible allegations of sexual abuse by clergy. [3]