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Philadelphia's Incoming Archbishop To Make First Public Appearance Today

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Philadelphia's Incoming Archbishop To Make First Public Appearance Today
Philadelphia's Incoming Archbishop To Make First Public Appearance Today

Bishop Nelson Perez plans to visit the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann and Casa Del Carmen Pre-School Academy.

THE MUMMERS SAY THEY AREN'TCOMMENTING UNTIL THEIR LEADERSDISCUSS THE MAYOR'S LETTER.THE NEXT ARCHBISHOP OFPHILADELPHIA WILL MAKE HISFIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE LATERTHIS MORNING.BISHOP NELSON PEREZ PLANS TOVISIT THE SHRINE AT SAINTNEWMAN AND PRESCHOOL ACADEMY,HE WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ASNEW LEADER OF PHILADELPHIACATHOLICS AND WILL BECOME THEFIRST HISPANIC ARCHBISHOP OFPHILADELPHIA.AND ALTHOUGH HE'S TECHNICALLYNOT FROM HERE, HE SAYSPHILADELPHIA IS HOME.IN A VERY REAL SENSE, VERYPRACTICAL SENSE, I'M HOME.AS I SAID ONCE A PHILLYPRIEST, ALWAYS A PHILLYPRIEST.HE WAS BORN IN MIAMI, PEREZCOMES TO PHILADELPHIA FROMCLEVELAND BUT HIS TIES HERERUN DEEP.BISHOP PEREZ ATTENDED SAINTCHARLES BAR AIM OWE SEMINARYTHEN TO SAINT AMBROSE IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA, SAINT WILL GLAMLAWNCREST AND ST.

AGNES INWEST CHESTER.ONE EVERY HIS KEY ACHIEVEMENTSAT ST.

AGNES EXPANDINGMINISTRY CENTER TO MAKE SURECHILDREN OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIESARE READY FOR AMERICANCLASSROOMS.WELCOMING PEOPLE FROM ALLOVER THE WORLD BECAME A FOCUSOF HIS MINISTRIES HERE.JUST GREAT FEELING INSIDE OFYOU, KNOWING THAT ANARCHBISHOP IS SUPPORTING THELATINO COMMUNITY.

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