New Bishop: Some wonder why a Latino wasn’t picked - Utah

“With Latinos accounting for nearly 70 percent of Utah’s registered Catholics, and the predominance being greater if undocumented immigrants are factored in, William Gonzalez was adamant that Utah’s next Catholic bishop should be Latino himself.

So when the emeritus Spanish professor at the University of Utah learned Monday that the Rev. John Wester would be taking the helm, he didn’t hold back his feelings. “

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