Jun 14, 2019
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Farewell for Miami Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino at the Pastoral Center, June 14, 2019. He was appointed new bishop for Las Cruces, New Mexico, and will depart for there July 15. His installation is set for July 23.
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami Peter Baldacchino is joined by Father Elvis Gonzalez, director of the Office of Vocations (left), and Deacon Victor Pimentel, director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate, before Bishop Baldacchino's farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino processes into St. Martha Church for the farewell Mass celebrated at the Pastoral Center June 14. Entering with him are Archbishop Emeritus John Favalora and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami Peter Baldacchino (right) smiles at the beginning of his farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center. With him is Miami's other Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
From left to right, Bishop Emeritus Fernando Isern from Pueblo, Colorado, Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado and Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino during Bishop Baldacchino's farewell Mass, on June 14, at the Pastoral center. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski was the main celebrant of Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center, on June 14. Behind him is Father Richard Vigoa, current administrator of St. Augustine Church in Coral Gables. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski delivers his homily at Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center, on June 14. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami Peter Baldacchino (right) smiles at the beginning of his farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center. With him is Miami's other Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates the farewell Mass for Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, joined by Miami's other auxiliary bishop, Bishop Enrique Delgado, far right, Archbishop Emeritus John C. Favalora, second from right, and Bishop Emeritus Fernando Isern of Pueblo, Colorado, as well as priests who work in the Pastoral Center. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino gives Communion during his farewell Mass with employees of the Pastoral Center on June 14. He will be installed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, July 23. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino says a few words at the end of his farewell Mass with employees at the Pastoral Center on June 14. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Employees of the Pastoral Center join Bishop Peter Baldacchino for light refreshments and entertainment after celebrating his farewell Mass on June 14. Bishop Baldacchino will be installed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico on July 23. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Miami Auxiliary Bishops Peter Baldacchino (left) and Enrique Delgado share refreshments with Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, and other guests during Bishop Baldacchino's farewell celebration. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Employees from the Pastoral Center gathered to say farewell to Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, who was appointed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He will be installed July 15. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski presents Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino with a framed version of a congratulatory ad purchased by the Archdiocese of Miami for Agua Viva, the newspaper of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, a Sister of St. Joseph who serves as archdiocesan chancellor for administration, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a framed version of a congratulatory announcement given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the Archdiocese of Miami, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino (center) poses with Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Sister Elizabeth Worley, holding a framed version of a congratulatory ad given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a framed version of a congratulatory ad given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, explains the contents of the photo, a sunrise view behind St. Kieran Church, Miami, taken by her. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
David Prada, senior director of the Office of Building and Properties of the Archdiocese of Miami, signs a framed image of Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's coat of arms, wishing him good luck on his new appointment as bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Other employees of the Pastoral Center also signed. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a frame with his episcopal coat of arms which all Pastoral Center employees signed, wishing him good luck in his appointment as bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino processes into St. Martha Church for the farewell Mass celebrated at the Pastoral Center June 14. Entering with him are Archbishop Emeritus John Favalora and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami Peter Baldacchino (right) smiles at the beginning of his farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center. With him is Miami's other Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
From left to right, Bishop Emeritus Fernando Isern from Pueblo, Colorado, Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado and Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino during Bishop Baldacchino's farewell Mass, on June 14, at the Pastoral center. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski was the main celebrant of Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center, on June 14. Behind him is Father Richard Vigoa, current administrator of St. Augustine Church in Coral Gables. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski delivers his homily at Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center, on June 14. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami Peter Baldacchino (right) smiles at the beginning of his farewell Mass at the Pastoral Center. With him is Miami's other Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates the farewell Mass for Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, joined by Miami's other auxiliary bishop, Bishop Enrique Delgado, far right, Archbishop Emeritus John C. Favalora, second from right, and Bishop Emeritus Fernando Isern of Pueblo, Colorado, as well as priests who work in the Pastoral Center. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino gives Communion during his farewell Mass with employees of the Pastoral Center on June 14. He will be installed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, July 23. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino says a few words at the end of his farewell Mass with employees at the Pastoral Center on June 14. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Employees of the Pastoral Center join Bishop Peter Baldacchino for light refreshments and entertainment after celebrating his farewell Mass on June 14. Bishop Baldacchino will be installed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico on July 23. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Miami Auxiliary Bishops Peter Baldacchino (left) and Enrique Delgado share refreshments with Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, and other guests during Bishop Baldacchino's farewell celebration. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Employees from the Pastoral Center gathered to say farewell to Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, who was appointed as new bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He will be installed July 15. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Archbishop Thomas Wenski presents Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino with a framed version of a congratulatory ad purchased by the Archdiocese of Miami for Agua Viva, the newspaper of the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, a Sister of St. Joseph who serves as archdiocesan chancellor for administration, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a framed version of a congratulatory announcement given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the Archdiocese of Miami, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino (center) poses with Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Sister Elizabeth Worley, holding a framed version of a congratulatory ad given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. The photo, taken by Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, is a sunrise view of the bay close to St. Kieran Church, Miami, where Bishop Baldacchino served as pastor for five years. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a framed version of a congratulatory ad given on behalf of the Archdiocese of Miami and Archbishop Thomas Wenski. Sister Elizabeth Worley, chancellor for administration and chief operating officer of the archdiocese, explains the contents of the photo, a sunrise view behind St. Kieran Church, Miami, taken by her. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
David Prada, senior director of the Office of Building and Properties of the Archdiocese of Miami, signs a framed image of Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino's coat of arms, wishing him good luck on his new appointment as bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Other employees of the Pastoral Center also signed. (ROCIO GRANADOS | LVC)
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino holds a frame with his episcopal coat of arms which all Pastoral Center employees signed, wishing him good luck in his appointment as bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico. (CRISTINA CABRERA | FC)
Photography: R. GRANADOS | C. CABRERA JARRO
