New Bishop Ordained
The Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida says the Diocese of Venice serves 10 counties and about 260,000 people. Now, they have a new bishop. WGCU's Culture and Connections Reporter Elizabeth Andarge takes us to the ceremony of Bishop Emilio Biosca Aguero’s ordination.
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THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SAYS THE DIOCESE OF VENICE SERVES 10 COUNTIES AND ABOUT 260,000 PEOPLE. AND NOW THEY HAVE A NEW BISHOP IN THE LEO BHIOS. KAWHI CUERO BECOMES THE 3RD BISHOP OF VENICE AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT BY POPE LEO, THE 14TH, THE SHIP WAS BORN IN COLORADO AND ALSO SPENT TIME IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AFTER COLLEGE AND TAKING HIS VOWS. HE SERVED A MISSION IN PAPA NEW GUINEA AND IN CUBA FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. WGC IS CULTURE AND CONNECTIONS. REPORTER ELIZABETH AND ARCHIE TAKES US TO THE CEREMONY OF HIS ORDINATION. >> I MEAN, WE'LL BE ALL SKAGWAY DO. HAVING BEEN PROMOTED TO THE SEA OF VENICE IN FLORIDA. WITH FROM FAITH. WE PROFESS EACH AND EVERY THING THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE SYMBOL OF FAME. >> IT'S INCREDIBLY POWERFUL AND MOVING WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THEIR GREAT FAITH AND THAT IS CONTAGIOUS. SO TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT AT THIS MOMENT. IT STRENGTHENS MY FAITH. AND I THINK EVERYONE HERE WILL FEEL THAT TODAY. >> WELL, KAREN BARRIE SHORTS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DIOCESE OF VENICE IS DESCRIBING IS IN THE PAST COUPLE ORDINATION, RIGHT? THAT ELEVATES A PRIEST TO BISHOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. AND FOR THE DIOCESE OF VENICE, IT HADN'T HAPPENED IN ALMOST 20 YEARS. THE RITUAL BEGINS WITH SOLEMN VESPERS. AN EVENING PRAYER SERVICE. FUTURE INQUIRES FROM THE DIOCESE HAITIAN HISPANIC AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNITIES. >> IN THEN COMES THE MAIN EVENT, THE ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF BISHOP EMILIO BILL SCOTT. A LITTLE. >> WHO WILL NOW LEAD AN ESTIMATED 260,000 CATHOLICS ACROSS 10 COUNTIES AND WILL SUCCEED. BISHOP, FRANKLY, WHO IS RETIRING AT 75 AS REQUIRED BY CANNON LAW. >> IT WAS TIME. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG BELIEVER IN US AND THAT YOU CAN ONLY CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH AND THEN IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON. 20 YEARS. THAT'S A LONG RUN. TIME FOR CHANGE. >> FROM A GUY OF THEM COMMON BILL SCOTT, A MOTHER OF THE NEW BISHOP. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL CHANGE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING. WHEN WE WIN AND BLESS HIM. WHEN HE ASKED ME, ARE YOU GOING TO BLESS ME? THAT'S REALLY BECAUSE I NEVER SAW IT. I MEAN, I'M NOT USED TO BEST USE IT RECEIVE. HE'S RECEIVE. >> HIS YOUNGER SISTER, ELAINE, NOT SCOTT DOYLE SAYS THE MOMENT WAS A MERE AS MUCH AS A MILESTONE. >> IT MAKES YOU LOOK AT YOUR OWN LIFE AND HE SETS UP ARE REALLY HIGH. AND SO IT'S A WAY OF LOOKING LIKE HE'S GIVING THESE THINGS UP AND HE'S GIVING UP HIS PHYSICAL THINGS AND HE'S GIVING UP HIS LIFE TO THE LORD. HOW MY LIVING MY LIFE. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO FOR THE LORD BISHOPVILLE SCOTT NOW LEADS 61 PARISHES. >> 10 MISSIONS AND 15 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DIOCESE OF VENICE.