Pope Benedict XVI has named a priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio,
Father Arturo Cepeda, to serve as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese
of Detroit.
The announcement came from the Vatican early Monday
morning.
The Bishop-designee currently is the rector of Assumption
Seminary in San Antonio.
According to the Archdiocese, upon his
ordination, the 41-year-old will become the youngest bishop in the
United States, a distinction currently held by San Antonio's Auxiliary
Bishop Oscar Cantu.
Cepeda will be ordained on May 5, along with
two other men recently appointed auxiliary bishops in the Archdiocese of
Detroit, Bishop-designates Monsignor Donald Hanchon and Father Michael
Byrnes.