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When Cardinal Roger M. Mahony ordains Gerald Wilkerson as a Roman Catholic bishop Wednesday, the longtime parish priest will become an auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles archdiocese charged with responsibilities for the San Fernando Pastoral Region. The cardinal makes final decisions affecting nearly 4 million Catholics in the three-county archdiocese (Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties), but each one of his five regional bishops has considerable administrative, pastoral and spiritual responsibilities. Here is basic information about the new bishop, the ordination and the region.
Bishop
Bishop-elect Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, 58, grew up in Long Beach and was ordained a priest in 1965. Her served parishes in Orange County, central Los Angeles...