The name Beltran is well-known in Atlanta. Especially in Church circles. There is not just one of them -- there are two.

Zeb is the younger and Joe is the big brother. Father Joe is pastor of the new All Saints Parish in Dunwoody. He was ordained in 1955. Little Brother Zeb was ordained in 1960. Both have served in parishes in the archdiocese since ordination.

Now the younger has become a bishop of the Church. He is the newly-named bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commenting on his brother's elevation, Father Joe said, "I am elated even though it is a bitter-sweet experience for me. We are very close and I won't be able to call him up and get together for a cup of coffee and a chat. I know he'll be a great bishop and I pray he will be a close helper of his priests."

There is another religious vocation in the family, too. The two brothers boast of a sister who is a nun. Sister Mary Sponsa is a member of the Bernardine Sisters of Saint Francis. Sister Sponsa is stationed in Reading, PA. Sister served as a missionary in Africa for many years.

With great pride, the mother, Mrs. Helen Beltran, looks out at the accomplishments of her family. Justly proud of them all, she now reacts happy that "Father Zeb" has been appointed bishop by Pope Paul VI. Bishop-Elect Beltran's father died in 1961.

There are a total of eight children in the Beltran household -- five girls and three boys. All will now be packing for Tulsa and a farewell to Father Zeb. It will be hello, His Excellency the Most Reverend Eusebius Joseph Beltran, Second Bishop of Tulsa.