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	Vatican Announces New Bishop St. Augustine Record April 27, 2011 http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2011-04-27/vatican-announces-new-bishop Felipe Estevez, an auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Miami, has been named the new bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine. The announcement was made by The Vatican last night. A press conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at the Diocese of St. Augustine's Catholic Center in Jacksonvillle, where the new bishop will be introduced. He succeeds Bishop Victor Galeone, who resigned last fall once he reached the age of 75, the mandatory retirement age for bishops. According to the announcement, Estevez, 65, was born in Cuba and came to the United States as a teenager on a Pedro Pan flight. He was ordained in 1970 and has done extensive studies in spiritual theology, earning a doctorate from Gregorian University in Rome. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian. From 2001 to 2003, Bishop Estévez served as spiritual director of Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, where he had served as rector from 1980 to 1986. He was pastor of Saint Agatha Parish in Miami for 14 years, while also directing the Campus Ministry at Florida International University. Appointed auxiliary bishop on Nov. 21, 2003, he oversees the archdiocese's Ministry of Pastoral Services including family life, youth, campus, prison and Respect Life ministries, as well as all the apostolic movements. In 2010, under the leadership of Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Bishop Estévez was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Miami.
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