Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of LA Auxiliary Bishop Alex Aclan

The Holy See announced Friday that Pope Leo XIV had accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alejandro “Alex” Aclan after having reached the standard retirement age for bishops earlier this year.

Aclan had served as auxiliary bishop since 2019, and served as episcopal vicar for the archdiocese’s San Fernando Pastoral Region until suffering a stroke in August 2022 that required hospitalization and extensive recovery.

Soon after, Archbishop José H. Gomez named retired Auxiliary Bishop Gerald Wilkerson as interim episcopal vicar for the region. Bishop Albert Bahhuth, who was named an auxiliary bishop for Los Angeles by Pope Francis one year later, took over as episcopal vicar for the San Fernando Pastoral Region in fall of 2023.

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