Corpus Christi priest named auxiliary bishop of Detroit

Published: 2006-10-30

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Msgr. Daniel E. Flores, rector of Corpus Christi Cathedral in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been named an auxiliary bishop of Detroit by Pope Benedict XVI. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced the appointment Oct. 28 in Washington. Bishop-designate Flores, 45, is to be ordained a bishop Nov. 29 at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Detroit. He will be the first Hispanic bishop to serve in the Detroit Archdiocese and the youngest bishop in the country. Previously, Bishop Alexander K. Sample of Marquette, Mich., was the youngest, but he turns 46 Nov. 7. The Texas priest's appointment brings the total number of active Hispanic bishops in the United States to 25. Detroit Cardinal Adam J. Maida indicated the new auxiliary's ministry will include a special focus on Hispanic concerns. "Conservatively, we know that there are at least 130,000 Hispanic Catholics within the archdiocese," Cardinal Maida said.

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