“If you want to give God a good laugh, tell him your plans.”īishop-elect Nunes also grew up in the Archdiocese to immigrant parents from Hong Kong. “I grew up in this archdiocese, and this is my home,” Elshoff said. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, and as the local provincial for the Capuchins from 2008 to 2014. He ministered throughout the region, becoming president of his alma mater, St. He was ordained in 1982 by Cardinal Timothy Manning. “If you know that’s what Jesus is calling you to do, how can you say no?”īishop-elect Elshoff, 67, is a Capuchin Franciscan Friar who grew up in Los Angeles, attending church and school in the area. “I am blessed to be called Bishop during this transitional time in the life of the church, when our Holy Father has asked (us priests) to go out to the peripheries, to bring home our brothers and sisters in search of the truth and meaning in their lives,” Bahhuth, 66, said. He also became vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese until 2020. Ordained a priest in 1996, he served in several parishes in the Archdiocese, including St. I know that your new ministry will be a great blessing to our people.”īishop-elect Bahhuth, who was born in Beirut, Lebanon, is the current pastor of Holy Family Church in South Pasadena. “The Bishop’s mission is to lead people to Jesus, to help them to know God’s love and salvation,” Gomez added.
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