Pope appoints bishop for Austin Diocese
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WASHINGTON -- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Galveston-Houston, 52, to be bishop of Austin, Texas, succeeding Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, who was named archbishop of New Orleans last June.
The appointment was announced in Washington Jan. 26 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop Vasquez has been an auxiliary for Galveston-Houston since 2002. At the time of his episcopal ordination, he was the youngest bishop in the United States.
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