Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops

LOS ANGELES — Four Los Angeles priests have been selected by Pope Francis to become auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and will be presented Tuesday inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Msgr. Albert Bahhuth, Father Matthew Elshoff, Father Brian Nunes and Father Slawomir Szkredka were selected as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and their appointments were announced in Washington, D.C. at 3 a.m. Tuesday by Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States.

Archbishop José H. Gomez will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., in downtown L.A.

“This is a day of joy for the family of God in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles,” Gomez said. “We give thanks to God, and we thank the Holy Father for this great blessing of new bishops. Each is a man of prayer who loves Jesus and has a deep desire to share God’s love and to serve God’s people. We are praying for them, and we entrust them to the tender care of Holy Mary, our Blessed Mother.”