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The Diocese of Las Cruces was erected by Pope John Paul II on August 17, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Diocese of El Paso . [ 6 ] The pope named Auxiliary Bishop Ricardo Ramírez from the Archdiocese of San Antonio as the first bishop of Las Cruces.
Peter Baldacchino (born December 5, 1960) is a Maltese-born American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Las Cruces since 2019. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Miami.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The cathedral building, originally a parish church, was begun in September 1965 and finished in May 1966 in a contemporary southwestern style. [1]
The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch.
The Diocese of Las Cruces, which oversees the mission, did not respond to several emails, phone calls and an in-person visit by The Associated Press.
On September 28, 2018, Kicanas was named temporary apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Las Cruces after Bishop Oscar Cantu was appointed bishop of the Diocese of San Jose. [16] His assignment as administrator in Las Cruces ended on July 23, 2019. [17]
The lawsuit was filed April 30 in the 3rd Judicial District Court in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Diocese of El Paso is named as a defendant in the case because the diocese was in charge of ...
On August 17, 1982, John Paul II appointed Ramírez as the first bishop of Las Cruces. He was installed on October 18. 1982 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [3] Ramírez had to build the new diocese, creating a small diocesan office with one manual typewriter and the diocese's tribunal and appointing his priest councilors. [1]