Today in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which includes more than a half million Catholics of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, we welcome our new Archbishop-elect Salvatore Cordileone who, originally from San Diego, has served most recently as the Bishop of Oakland. The appointment of a new leader of our local church is always a time of celebration, excitement and wonder about the future direction of all of our family of faith here in the Archdiocese. Check out his statement of introduction at the press conference at St. Mary's Cathedral this morning:
The Church of San Francisco has a tremendous legacy of Catholic ministries and participation in the local community for serving the common good. While assuming the pastoral care of a local Church as its bishop is always a daunting challenge, I am encouraged by the history we have to build upon and take confidence that, with much prayer and hard work, and with the grace of God, we will, together, be able to further the New Evangelization in this corner of the world we call home.
Today, I ask that we join with the Archbishop-elect (who will be installed as Bishop on the Feast of St. Francis, October 4th!) in offering a prayer to God for our parish, Archdiocese and for our new Archbishop himself, that together we may all continue to serve the common good by loving God and one another more and more each day. If we want peace in our world it must begin in our hearts!
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