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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — After 31 years of priesthood, nine of them spent as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Bishop John C. Wester said he has learned a great deal about the human condition.
>>>SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Mary Ellen Hoffman opens a well-organized book of photographs and settles back in a chair in the conference room of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in San Francisco. For the past two years Hoffman has been assistant to Father John J. Talesfore, rector of the Cathedral of St. Mary.
>>>SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Msgr. Michael Harriman, pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, where Bishop Wester has been in residence for the past four years, speaks of Bishop Wester as a brother priest, a close friend, and a pilgrim whose many journeys have enhanced his deep spirituality.
>>>SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The last weeks of February were emotional and busy for the people of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, as they celebrated the 31 years of service Bishop John Charles Wester has given them. Preparing for Bishop Wester’s leaving to become the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City created an air of sadness, but also one of great joy for the honor Bishop Wester is receiving.
>>>SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —When Bishop John Charles Wester was ordained a bishop in 1998 and named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, he was quoted as saying to the Catholic Community of San Francisco: "You will see yourselves reflected in my ministry to you."
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — More than 200 years ago, the first Catholic priests traveled from New Mexico through Utah looking for an overland route to the Pacific Ocean. Today, Catholics in Utah number well over a hundred thousand, including 63 parishes and missions, and 17 Catholic schools. An area of nearly 85,000 square miles comprises the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocese of Salt Lake City, embracing the entire State of Utah, originally included counties of Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, White Pine, Nye, Elko, and Clark in Nevada, making it, in geographic size, the largest diocese in the United States at the time of its establishment in 1891.
>>>SAN FRANCISCO – Laura Bertone, 39, is a remarkable woman. A successful banker and businesswoman in both San Francisco and London, she recognized that something within her was unfulfilled. After returning from a stint in London, Bertone sought spiritual counseling from those who knew her well in her hometown of San Francisco – Father John J. Talesfore, rector of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral and Auxiliary Bishop John Wester, whom she has known since his deaconate days at St. Raphael’s Parish.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — In 2004, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services committee sent a delegation on a fact-finding mission to Asia. As the leader of this commission, Bishop John Wester saw precisely the conditions of refugees in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines.
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — Very few people are left in the Diocese of Salt Lake City who do not know the name "Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald" or the many titles that have been associated with that name over the years.
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