Don't Miss:Readers' Choice 2013The 'Supermoon' around the world201213 Dan Cook CupJune happeningsThen Now: '90s Pop StarsComics GamesOpinion HomeColumnistsCommentaryEditorialsLetters to the EditorAutomotiveEagle FordColumnistsNational/InternationalReal EstateSalary WizardTop Work PlacesRecent StoriesRestaurant SearchRestaurant News and ReviewsRecipesMore than 1,800 Catholics from across South Texas and as far away as Ireland gathered Tuesday at St. Mark the Evangelist parish to celebrate the installation of the new archbishop of San Antonio. representative read an official statement declaring ugg black friday sale him the San Antonio archbishop. The audience of cardinals, bishops, priests and lay Catholics erupted in applause.



At 53, he is the nation's youngest archbishop who hails from central Mexico and continues the legacy of Hispanic archbishops started by Archbishop in 1979. Because of his relative youth and passionate personality, he has already infused a new sense of energy and hope, many said on Tuesday.



"You see in him a genuine spirit of living out the faith," said , 29, a religious brother with the and a native Hawaiian who gave him black friday deals on uggs a garland of carnations during the ceremony. "He's is so personable and puts me at ease."



GarcaSiller spoke of the history of Christian faith in San Antonio, starting with the 18th century Franciscan missionaries who built the missions. He held a crosier or bishop's staff used by San Antonio's first archbishop, Arthur Drossaerts, appointed in 1918 and instrumental in providing a refuge to Catholic priests escaping the Mexican Revolution.



"We thank God that, for nearly 400 years, the has continued faithfully to proclaim the good news here," he said in his sermon, which included his customary challenge to unite around common ground.