Oscar Cantú
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The Most Reverend Oscar Cantú |
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| Bishop of Las Cruces | |
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| Archdiocese | Sante Fe |
| Diocese | Las Cruces |
| Appointed | January 10, 2013 |
| Installed | February 28, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Ricardo Ramirez |
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| Ordination | May 21, 1994 by Joseph Fiorenza |
| Consecration | June 2, 2008 by José Horacio Gómez, Joseph Fiorenza, and Joe S. Vásquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1966 Houston, Texas |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio |
| Motto | Zelus Domus Tuae Comedit Me |
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Styles of Oscar Cantú |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Oscar Cantú (born December 5, 1966) is an American bishop of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of the Diocese of Las Cruces, in New Mexico, since 2013. During his time in San Antonio, because of the appointment of San Antonio Archbishop José Horacio Gómez to Los Angeles, Cantú was named apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of the new archbishop. At the time of his appointment as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, he was the youngest bishop in the country.
Oscar Cantú was born in Houston, Texas to Mexican immigrants Ramiro and Maria de Jesus Cantú. He is the fifth of eight children. His family lived in Chicago, Illinois before moving to the South, and is old friends with retired Archbishop Patrick Flores. He attended St. Thomas High School and the University of Dallas, from where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree. He also earned a Master of Divinity and of Theological Studies from the University of St. Thomas before traveling to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, earning his Licentiate of Sacred Theology.
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