LAS CRUCES (NM)
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
January 10, 2013
WASHINGTON—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ricardo Ramírez, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and named Bishop Oscar Cantú, 46, auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, to succeed him.
The appointment was publicized in Washington, January 10, by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Oscar Cantú was born December 5, 1966, in Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Dallas and his master of arts and master of divinity degrees from the University of St. Thomas, Houston.
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