Vatican City, Oct 14, 2010 / 09:54 am
The Vatican announced on Thursday, October 14 that Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, 53, currently an auxiliary of Chicago, has been appointed by the Holy Father to become the new Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas.
“I felt a sense of gratitude for the opportunity to serve the people of the Archdiocese (of San Antonio),” said the archbishop-designate, recalling the moment he heard the news.
“I felt real happiness and joy tempered by a deep awareness of the great responsibility I had been asked to embrace. From the moment I said yes, I felt, in faith, a deep affection for the people of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.”
Archbishop of Chicago Francis Cardinal George responded to the appointment, saying, “I want to congratulate the priests, religious men and women and the lay faithful of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. They are being given a pastor of exceptional spirituality and integrity of heart. Bishop Gustavo will be sorely missed in the Archdiocese of Chicago.”