Pope Francis appointed two new auxiliaries for the Archdiocese of New York, one of whom will be one of the world’s youngest bishops.
Father Joseph A. Espaillat and Father John S. Bonnici will be ordained as bishops said the Vatican on 25 January.
Espaillat will be the youngest bishop in the United States once he is consecrated.
The 45-year-old is the director of the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the New York archdiocese