Oscar Solis
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Oscar Azarcón Solís (born October 13, 1953) is a Filipino-American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Salt Lake City since 2017. He was an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2003 to 2017.
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Bishop of Salt Lake City | |
Diocese | Salt Lake City |
Appointed | January 10, 2017 |
Installed | March 7, 2017 |
Predecessor | John Charles Wester |
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Ordination | April 28, 1979 by Vicente Posada Reyes |
Consecration | February 10, 2004 by Roger Mahony, Sam Jacobs, and Charles Michael Jarrell |
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Born | Oscar Azarcón Solís (1953-10-13) October 13, 1953 (age 70) |
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Motto | Fiat voluntas tua (Thy will be done) |
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Styles of Oscar Azarcon Solis | |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
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Solís is the first Filipino American Catholic bishop and the first Asian American to lead a Catholic diocese.[1] He speaks fluent English, Spanish, and Tagalog.