BEND (OR)
Catholic Sentinel
Ed Langlois
Staff Writer
BEND — Father Liam Cary, a priest of the Archdiocese of Portland, has been named the new bishop of the Baker Diocese, which covers central and eastern Oregon.
Pope Benedict’s appointment was announced March 8 in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-designate Cary, 64, succeeds Bishop Robert Vasa, who was named coadjutor bishop of Santa Rosa, Calif., in January 2011 and took over leadership of the diocese last June.
Bishop William Skylstad, retired bishop of Spokane and former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has been serving as apostolic administrator in the Diocese of Baker, which has its headquarters in Bend.
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