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In this section:

• Bishop Jaime Soto’s Coat of Arms & Photos
• Bishop Soto’s Biography
• Q&A with Bishop Soto
• Selected Homilies
• Official Statements
• News Releases
• "Hope and Joy" Column — The Catholic Herald
  

About Coadjutor Bishop Jaime Soto

On October 11, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Jaime Soto as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento. Coadjutor Bishop Soto will share pastoral and administrative responsibilities with Bishop William K. Weigand and will automatically succeed Bishop Weigand upon his retirement or death.

The newly-appointed coadjutor bishop of Sacramento moves to Northern California in mid-November. For the past seven years he has served as an auxiliary bishop of Orange and is one of 25 active Hispanic Catholic bishops in the United States.

Related News & Information

• Text of Bishop Soto’s homily at the Mass of Welcome, November 19, 2007

• Text of Bishop Soto’s remarks at the Vespers Service, November 18, 2007

• Catholic Herald October 20 article, “Future successor hails from the Orange Diocese”

• Official News Release on the Announcement of Coadjutor Bishop Jaime Soto (PDF)

• News Feature: Diocese of Sacramento welcomes new coadjutor bishop

• Bishop William K. Weigand’s Official Statement on the Appointment