Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop for Palm Beach, auxiliary bishop for Phoenix

Palm Beach Bishop-elect Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Palm Beach CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). The Holy See said on Dec. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had made two new episcopal appointments in the United States, with the Vatican announcing a new bishop for the Diocese of Palm Beach as well as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix. Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez will lead the Palm Beach diocese…