LAS CRUCES (NM)
Sun-News
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Posted: 01/09/2013
LAS CRUCES – The Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B, the first and only Roman Catholic Bishop of Las Cruces to date, will announce his successor, chosen by Pope Benedict XVI, at 10 a.m. Thursday at a press conference at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 1240 S. Espina.
Bishop announced his retirement on his 75th birthday in 2011. Since that time, Bishop Ramírez has been leading the diocese in prayer for a new bishop, a leader who will guide with wisdom, truth, compassion and care.
In 1982, Bishop Ramírez was appointed by Pope John Paul II to lead the newly formed Diocese of Las Cruces. Bishop accepted the position and took his newly formed diocese from a blank sheet of paper to the thriving diocese that it is today, 30 years later. Along the way he became one of the most preeminent Hispanic bishops in the country.
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