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Las Cruces, N.M., Jan 10, 2013 \/ 10:42 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Vatican has announced that Bishop Oscar Cant\u00fa will serve as the second leader of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., following the retirement of Bishop Ricardo Ram\u00edrez.<\/p>\n

\tPope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of the diocese\u2019s first leader who announced his retirement upon reaching the age limit in 2011, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan\u00f2 announced Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

\tIn a statement Thursday, Bishop Ramirez called the appointment an \u201chistoric moment\u201d for the diocese and recalled his more than three decades of service as \u201ca labor of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe expressed confidence in his succesor\u2019s \u201cimpeccable\u201d credentials and said it was his \u201cprivilege and joy\u201d to formally present Bishop Cant\u00fa as Las Cruces\u2019 new bishop.<\/p>\n

\tBishop Cant\u00fa, 46, was ordained to the priesthood May 21, 1994.When he was just 41, he was ordained as a bishop in 2008 as auxiliary of San Antonio.<\/p>\n

\tAlthough he will \u201cdeeply\u201d miss his friends and mentors from San Antonio, Bishop Cant\u00fa said he looks forward \u201cto forming new friends and working together to build up the Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI come to Las Cruces with no particular agenda other than to humbly and joyfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ,\u201d he said Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

\tHe currently serves on the committees on Catholic Education, International Justice and Peace, and Protection of Children and Young People, and as the Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs in the U.S. bishops\u2019 conference.<\/p>\n

\tAs a seminarian, Bishop Cant\u00fa, who is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French, worked on a committee with then-Bishop James Tamayo of Laredo to promote Hispanic ministry.<\/p>\n

\tHe earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dallas and went on to earn his Masters in Divinity and Masters in Theological Studies from the University of St. Thomas in Houston before earning his Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Doctorate of Sacred Theology in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.<\/p>\n

\tBefore being ordained a bishop, he was pastor of his childhood parish, Holy Name, in Houston. He has served as parochial vicar at St. Christopher Parish in Houston and has taught at the University of St. Thomas and St. Mary\u2019s Seminary.<\/p>\n

\tBorn Dec. 5, 1966, Bishop Cant\u00fa is the fifth of eight children to Ramiro and Maria de Jesus Cant\u00fa, who are natives of small towns near Monterey, Mexico.<\/p>\n

\tHouston Catholic schools were vital in forming Bishop Cant\u00fa and six of his siblings who attended them for their primary education.<\/p>\n

\tAlthough Bishop Cant\u00fa\u2019s father only received schooling up to 6th grade, he taught the value of education to his children, four of whom graduated college and three of whom have earned master\u2019s degrees.<\/p>\n

\tThe Diocese of Las Cruces, which was established in 1982, is home to 132,646 Catholics, 81 priests, 38 permanent deacons and 82 religious in the southern region of New Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Las Cruces, N.M., Jan 10, 2013 \/ 10:42 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- The Vatican has announced that Bishop Oscar Cantú will serve as the second leader of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., following the retirement of Bishop Ricardo Ramírez.<\/p>\n

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