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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered
Published: January 12, 2023
Bishop Anthony B.
Taylor concelebrated a special liturgy Jan. 4 to remember Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.
VATICAN CITY — He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and Mozart piano concertos to the public.
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, was the presider at the memorial Mass, with concelebrants comprised of the bishops of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were meeting in San Antonio for their annual retreat, according to Arkansas Catholic.
The prelates are members of Region X, one of 14 geographic regions in which the archdioceses and dioceses are divided for purposes of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops proceedings.
The bishops of Region X meet in early January each year at Oblate School of Theology for a spiritual retreat and business sessions.
The retired Pope Benedict, 95, died in his Vatican residence Dec. 31. He became the first Roman pontiff in 600 years to resign the papacy in 2013. Pope Francis preside