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<p align="justify">As the new coadjutor bishop of San Diego, Bishop Cirilo Flores will be a step closer to making history.</p>
<p align="justify">As coadjutor bishop, Bishop Flores is automatically in line to succeed Bishop Robert Brom upon his retirement in 2013, making him the fifth bishop of San Diego and the first diocesan bishop of Mexican origin in the Diocese of San Diego. (In the past Bishop Gilbert Chavez, who is also of Mexican origin, was auxiliary bishop.)</p>