LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Pope Francis has named a parish priest from Dallas as the next bishop of the Lubbock Diocese.
The Vatican on Tuesday announced the appointment of Monsignor Robert Coerver. The 62-year-old Coerver is currently a priest at St. Rita Parish in Dallas.
Coerver is a Dallas native who was ordained in 1980.
He’ll take over Bishop Placido Rodríguez, who’s led the diocese in Lubbock since 1994 but is retiring at age 75.