Phoenix, Ariz., May 11, 2010 / 09:26 am
Tuesday morning, a priest from the Diocese of Tyler, Texas was appointed Phoenix's first auxiliary bishop by the Holy Father. The youngest of five children, the bilingual bishop-elect will bring his rich experience in forming priests and deacons to his new diocese.
Fr. Eduardo A. Nevares is currently vice rector of the College of Liberal Arts at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio.
“With just one phone call, your life changes,” Bishop-elect Nevares told Phoenix's diocesan paper, the Catholic Sun. “In the seminary, I’m surrounded by all sorts of doctors of theology. I never expected to be named a bishop.”
The bishop-elect was born in San Antonio, Texas to a Mexican-American family in 1954. The youngest of five, young Eduardo would attend daily Mass with his mother while his older siblings were in school, reports the Catholic Sun.