New auxiliary bishop, youngest in U.S., ordained for Detroit

Published: 2006-12-01

DETROIT (CNS) -- Auxiliary Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Detroit professed "praise and thanks to almighty God" in his first remarks as a newly ordained bishop Nov. 29. "All gifts I have received in life, including the gift of this day, are contained in the primordial gift of Christ to the world," he said at the end of the ordination Mass. Bishop Flores is the 25th active Hispanic bishop in the country, the first Hispanic bishop to be ordained for any Michigan diocese and, at 45, is the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States. After the ceremony, the new bishop's mother, Lydia Flores, expressed her pride in and happiness for her son. "But, at the same time, I have mixed emotions, because I know that when I leave here tomorrow (for her home in Corpus Christi, Texas), he will be staying behind," she said. More importantly, however, her son will be serving God, and "he can't go wrong serving God," she said.

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