JOSÉ HORACIO GOMEZ

Archbishop

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

José H. Gomez is the fifth archbishop of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest Roman Catholic diocese. He is vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and serves on the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, and a naturalized American citizen, he is the highest-ranking Latino in the American Catholic Church. Archbishop Gomez plays a pivotal role in the Church’s efforts to promote immigration reform: In 2013 he authored “Next America: Renewing the Soul of Our Nation.” In October he will represent America’s bishops at a gathering of the world’s bishops called by Pope Francis to study young people and the future of the Catholic Church.