By Jonathan Lloyd
NBC LA
April 6, 2010
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Pope-Names-Successor-to-Mahony-89989817.html
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The move reflects that "U.S. Catholicism is moving to the South and West"
Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio to succeed Cardinal Roger Mahony as head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Mahony, 74, is expected to retire when he turns 75, as the church requires.
"I welcome Archbishop Gomez to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with enthusiasm and personal excitement," Mahony said. "The Auxiliary Bishops and I are looking forward to working closely with him over the coming months until he becomes the Archbishop early in 2011."
Gomez, 58, was named coauditor-archbishop of Los Angeles Archdiocese, the nation's most populous. The pope made the decision Monday, and the Los Angeles Archdiocese announced it early Tuesday
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