WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement the morning of May 22:
“Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Michael Pham, auxiliary bishop of San Diego and diocesan administrator, as the Bishop of San Diego.
“The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on May 22, 2025, by Monsignor Većeslav Tumir, chargé d’ affaires, a.i. of the Apostolic Nunciature, in the temporary absence of Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop Pham is the third Asian American and the first Vietnamese American bishop to lead a diocese in the United States.
You can read Bishop Pham’s biography here.
