José Horacio Gómez
José Horacio Gómez Velasco (born December 26, 1951) is a Mexican-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He became the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California in 2011. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado from 2001 to 2004 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 2004 to 2010.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend José Horacio Gómez Velasco | |
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| Archbishop of Los Angeles | |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | April 6, 2010 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | March 1, 2011 |
| Predecessor | Roger Mahony |
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| Ordination | August 15, 1978 by Franz König |
| Consecration | March 26, 2001 by Charles Chaput, Joseph Fiorenza, and Javier Echevarría Rodríguez |
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| Born | José Horacio Gómez Velasco December 26, 1951 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican & American |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Motto | Adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gratiae (Let us confidently approach the throne of grace) |
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| Styles of José Horacio Gómez Velasco | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Beginning on November 15, 2016, Gómez served as vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB); his term as vice president ended with his election as president on November 12, 2019. He was the first person of Hispanic descent to hold both positions. His three-year presidential term ended on November 15, 2022, with the election of Archbishop Timothy Broglio.