US Catholic bishops elect Texas cardinal to top post
BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops elected a Texas cardinal Tuesday as their new president, choosing him to guide their relationship with the new Trump administration and represent them to the Vatican.
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston, had served three years as vice president and succeeds Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who is completing his three-year term.
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez was elected vice president, the first Latino to serve in the post, according to the Rev.