Bishops appointed for Spokane, Lexington in the United States

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday appointed two new bishops for the United States, for the Diocese of Spokane and the Diocese of Lexington.

Bishop Thomas Daly will be the new bishop of Spokane, in the US state of Washington.  He has since 2011 served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Jose, which is located in California.  He was born in nearby San Francisco on April 20, 1960, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1987.

Bishop-elect John Stowe, OFM Conv., will be the new bishop of Lexington, in the US state of Kentucky.  Since 2010, he has served as  Vicar Provincial of the Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation. He was also serving as the rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. He previously served as Chancellor, Moderator of the Curia and Vicar General of the Diocese of El Paso in Texas.