Brooklyn auxiliary bishop retires

Published: 2005-10-27

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Rene A. Valero of Brooklyn, N.Y. Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, papal nuncio to the United States, made the announcement Oct. 27 in Washington. Bishop Valero turned 75 in August. Age 75 is when bishops are required by canon law to turn in their resignation. His retirement reduces the number of active Hispanic bishops in the United States to 23. Born in New York City Aug. 15, 1930, Rene Arnold Valero was ordained a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese in 1956 after studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. He earned a master's degree in social work from Fordham University in 1962. He held numerous pastoral and administrative assignments including coordinator of the Hispanic apostolate and director of the migration office. He was named an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn Oct. 7, 1980, and ordained a bishop Nov. 24 that year.

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