Philadelphia Priest Named a Bishop

Philadelphia Inquirer
June 8, 2012

http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-08/news/32125114_1_auxiliary-bishop-priest-archdiocese

Reverend Monsignor Nelson J. Perez has been appointed…

Pope Benedict XVI today appointed a priest from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to become an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York

Monsignor Nelson J. Perez, 50, currently is pastor of St. Agnes Church in West Chester. He also is founding director of the Catholic Institute for Evangelization and has been heavily involved in ministry to Hispanic Catholics, the archdiocese said in a statement.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre covers the suburban counties of New York's Long Island and serves about 1.5 million Catholics, a growing number of them Hispanic.

Born in Miami, Perez grew up in West New York, N.J., and was ordained a priest in 1989.

He also has been parochial vicar of Saint Ambrose Parish, Philadelphia (1989-1993), assistant director of the Office for Hispanic Catholics (1990-1993), director of the Catholic Institute for Evangelization (1993-2002), and pastor of Saint William Parish, Philadelphia (2002-2009).

He will be ordained a bishop by Bishop William F. Murphy at Saint Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on July 25.