Michael Pham, 58, is currently an auxiliary bishop in the diocese; he was ordained a priest in the San Diego diocese in 1999.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham as the new bishop of San Diego, making him the first Vietnamese-American bishop in the United States.

Around 2,000 people are expected to join newly appointed Bishop Michael Pham Saturday to celebrate the San Diego Diocese’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV , history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California.

Pope Leo XIV Thursday appointed Michael Pham, previously auxiliary bishop of San Diego and diocesan administrator, as the Bishop of San Diego. Pham, 58, was born in Da Nang, Vietnam and fled as a ...

Soon after the first American took over as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV made history in San Diego. For his ...

Bautista said. For the parishioners around him in San Diego County, Bautista said their connection with Pope Leo XIV was solidified in real time when he began speaking Spanish from the balcony of ...

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Eva Casillas came with her boyfriend. They are both strong supporters of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. “He seems so real.

In recent years, it hasn’t been able to cover costs. That leaves Pope Leo XIV facing challenges to drum up the funds needed to pull his city-state out of the red. Anyone can donate money to the ...

SAN DIEGO — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California. Pham ...