Auxiliary Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI appoints Fr. William Justice auxiliary bishop for San Francisco - April 10, 2008
“On behalf of Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang, and the priests, deacons, religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, I gratefully thank our Holy Father for this appointment, and I congratulate our new Bishop-elect William Justice and assure him of our prayers and support for his ministry among us as Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco.” -- Archbishop Niederauer
Bishop-elect Justice was born on 8 May 1942. He received a Master of Arts in Philosophy and a Master of Divinity at Saint Patrick Seminary.
On May 17, 1968 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco and then went on to obtain a Masters in Applied Spirituality at the University of San Francisco.
Bishop-elect Justice brings “pastoral experience, generous heart and wise judgment for which he is known among the clergy, religious and laity of the Archdiocese," said Archbishop Niederauer. Bishop-elect Justice is fluent in Spanish, which he learned in Guadalajara, Mexico will be a “particularly fruitful resource for his new apostolic ministry.”
Fr. Justice will be ordained a bishop on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Read about both Bishop Justice and Bishop Wang from the links to the right.