WASHINGTON
The Spokesman-Review
John Stucke The Spokesman-Review
The auxiliary bishop in San Jose, California, has been named by Pope Francis as the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane.
Thomas Daly, 54, succeeds Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, who left Spokane last fall to lead the nation’s third largest diocese.
Daly comes to Spokane from San Jose, where he serves as auxiliary bishop in the nation’s 10th largest diocese. He was born in San Francisco and was ordained as a priest in 1987. He will spend the next two months completing his obligations in San Jose. His installation in Spokane is set for May 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
During a Thursday news conference Daly acknowledged the challenges of leading a church during an age of an increasingly secular society. …
“We’re worried about Spokane’s new bishop and how he’ll deal with clergy sex abuse cases,” David Clohessy, the director of St. Louis-based SNAP, said in a news release.
Daly noted that San Jose and neighboring San Francisco also faced challenging abuse cases.
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