US-Based Filipino Priest Named Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose Diocese

US-based Filipino priest named auxiliary bishop of San Jose diocese

Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed a U.S.-based Filipino priest as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in California. Auxiliary bishop-elect Andres

Pope Leo XIV appoints new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of San Jose, California

Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29, 2025, appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of San Jose Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Friday app... [...]

Pope appoints Filipino-born priest as San Jose auxiliary bishop

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Andres “Andy” C. Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The appointment was announced Aug. 29 in Washington by Msgr. Većeslav Tumir, chargé d’affaires at the apostolic nunciature, in the temporary absence of Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The bishop-designate is a priest of the Diocese of San Jose and currently serves as vicar…

Pope Leo appoints US-based Filipino priest auxiliary bishop of San Jose in California

A Filipino priest has been appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose in California by Pope Leo XIV, according to a post by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website.

Pope Leo appoints Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of San José

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Andres “Andy” C. Ligot to serve as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of San José, according to an Aug. 29 announcement from the Apostolic Nunciature. The notice was