WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | Dec. 14, 2017 FLORIDACatholic MIAMI ARCHDIOCESE 2 CONGRATULATIONS BISHOP DELGADO Florida Catholic Dec. 14, 2017 ‘A bishop for the people,’ and a ‘servant of the Lord’ Peruvian-born Enrique Delgado ordained as Miami’s newest auxiliary bishop ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO of the Florida Catholic staff MIAMI | As applause and cheers filled St. Mary Cathedral Dec. 7, Miami’s newest auxiliary bish- op placed his hand on his heart, bowed his head gently and smiled. Bishop Enrique Delgado shows the papal bull appointing him Miami’s Archbishop Emeritus John C. Favalora congratulates Miami’s Bishop Enrique Delgado’s ges- auxiliary bishop of Miami, which he just received from the hands of new auxiliary, Bishop Enrique Delgado, at the conclusion of the ture at his ordination ceremony — the papal nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre. (PHOTOS ordination rite Dec. 7. repeated also during his emotional BY ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC) remarks at the end — typified the humility and the attitude with because the mission of the Church MORE PHOTOS — See first Peruvian to be named a bishop Drexel in Weston since 2010. which he assumes his new role. is to serve. Jesus said it very clearly Page 17 for more photos from in the U.S. He becomes Miami’s “In stature, a small bishop. But As he told the people of his par- that we have to be servants of the the ordination. 11th auxiliary bishop. Ordained a in life in the Spirit, very big,” said ish, St. Katharine Drexel, at the servants, and that is what a priest priest for the Archdiocese of Miami Father Michael “Happy” Hoyer, de- solemn vespers the night before: and a bishop is called to be, so I just who also holds a master’s degree in in 1996 in his native Lima, he has scribing his longtime friend. “I have always said I am a parish want you to see me always as a ser- economics with specializations in served as pastor of two parishes Father Hoyer, pastor of St. Greg- priest for the people and now I am vant of the Lord.” finance and accounting, and a doc- here: St. Justin Martyr in Key Largo, going to be a bishop for the people, The former industrial engineer, torate in practical theology, is the from 2003 to 2010, and St. Katharine PLEASE SEE ORDINATION, 19 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish extends our prayers and congratulations to Bishop Delgado on his ordination as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami. La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe extiende nuestras oraciones y felicitaciones al Obispo Delgado 11793-1214 por su ordenación como Obispo Auxiliar de Miami. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church • 11691 N.W. 25 Street, Doral, Florida 33172 305-593-6123 • www.guadalupedoral.org Dec. 14, 2017 www.thefloridacatholic.org CONGRATULATIONS BISHOP DELGADO 3 The ways of God: ‘I had to go very far to be able to listen’ Future From successful engineer to Miami Bishop Enrique auxiliary bishop, he confirmed his Delgado is seen here vocation far from home some weeks prior to his ordination ROCÍO GRANADOS Miami. He is the first Peruvian to to the La Voz Católica staff be named a bishop in the United priesthood States. in June MIAMI | Bishop Enrique Del- Perhaps because of the in- 1996. gado said the phrase, “Man plans, fluence of his late mother, Car- (COURTESY God laughs” is the story of his life. men Arroyo, a devout Catholic PHOTO) At the peak moment of his pro- who went to daily Mass, Bishop fessional career as an industrial Delgado was always close to the engineer, he left it all to become Church. He served as an altar boy a priest. and a catechist, as an extraordi- “As an engineer, I had every- nary minister of holy Commu- thing resolved until the day I am nion, and a helper at retreats. going to die, but in plans,” said the “I was very, very involved,” said Peru native, laughing, and add- the bishop, still pastor of St. Kath- ing that when he says something, arine Drexel Parish in Weston. God usually says something else. And although he felt God pushing “As an obedient servant I go him toward a deeper surrender, with God because I know he he hesitated. knows better,” he added, refer- In the meantime, he worked allowed him to travel to many His flight made a stopover in John Vianney College Seminary. ring to his acceptance of a call successfully as subdirector of a fi- countries. On one of those jour- Miami, where by coincidence There, he saw some “late voca- to priesthood and now his ap- nancial corporation in Lima, the neys, to Japan around 1989, he he knew a seminarian, who in- pointment as auxiliary bishop of Peruvian capital, a position that began to accept the other calling. vited him to spend the night at St. PLEASE SEE FATE, 8 Father Michael “Happy” Hoyer and the entire community of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church and School extend heartfelt congratulations and abundant blessings to The Most Reverend Enrique Delgado on his Episcopal Ordination. December 7, 2017 200 N. University Drive, Plantation, FL 33324 www.saintgreg.org 11706-1214 4 CONGRATULATIONS BISHOP DELGADO Florida Catholic Dec. 14, 2017 ‘With you he is a Christian but for you he is a bishop’ talked about Jesus being the Good FLORIDA Archbishop Shepherd? Religious images and religious language are hard for our Catholic Wenski’s homily contemporaries to understand. As ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI Cardinal George used to say, “We at episcopal don’t speak the same language: In Vol. 79, No. 1a the Church we use the language of ordination of new theology and philosophy, and the 9401 Biscayne Blvd. auxiliary bishop world speaks in the language of psy- Miami, FL 33138 chology and sociology.” 305-762-1131 Fax 305-762-1132 A bishop, in the words of St. John PUBLISHER In the name of the priests, the Paul II, “is called in a particular way Archbishop Thomas Wenski deacons, the men and women of to be a prophet, witness and ser- consecrated life and the mem- vant of hope.” This task of a bishop DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Mary Ross Agosta bers of Christ’s faithful of perhaps is more daunting this local Church which I than ever because of the ARCHDIOCESAN EDITOR am privileged to serve as relativism and subjectiv- Ana Rodriguez-Soto archbishop, I welcome the ism which mar so much [email protected] 305-762-1131 Bishop-designate’s family of contemporary culture. — most of his 11 siblings Indeed, the ascendant have traveled to Miami to secularism of our age, • ADVERTISING: Contact Valerie Casko at be here today; his elderly by closing the doors to 407-373-0075 or father will watch the cer- FROM THE the Infinite and thus to [email protected] emony live-streamed to ARCHBISHOP the source of all hope, is • CLASSIFIED ADS: Contact Mike Carlock at Peru and his mother, of changing how people per- 1-888-275-9953, or Thomas [email protected] course, watches from heav- ceive reality, leaving them en. A warm welcome to the Wenski confused as to why they State Offices: 50 E. Robinson St., Suite apostolic nuncio, Most Rev. live and about how they G, Orlando, FL 32801-1619; P.O. Box 4993; Christophe Pierre, and the should live their lives. The Orlando, FL 32802-4993; 407-373-0075; Toll- bishops who join with me today in culture of the “here and now” leaves free 1-888-275-9953; Fax 407-373-0087 laying hands on Enrique to ordain no room for openness to transcen- EXECUTIVE & EDITORIAL STAFF: him as a successor of the Apostles dence. As people are tempted to Associate Publisher: Ann Borowski Slade and a member of the College of live etsi Deus non daretur, as if God Archbishop Thomas Wenski congratulates his new auxiliary, Bishop Editorial/Online Director: Jean Gonzalez Bishops. didn’t matter, they are increasingly Enrique Delgado, at the conclusion of the ordination rite. 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