1. Jaime Soto was born on December 31,1955 and is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Sacramento since 2007.
29 Facts About Jaime Soto
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Jaime Soto previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange from 2000 to 2007.
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Jaime Soto was born on December 31,1955, at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, California.
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Jaime Soto is the eldest of seven children of a Mexican family.
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Jaime Soto's father, Oscar Soto, was a telephone company engineer.
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In 1956, the Soto family moved to Stanton, California, where he attended St Polycarp School.
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Jaime Soto played Mass in his backyard with his siblings, knowing he wanted to be a priest as early as the second grade.
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Jaime Soto graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, in 1974.
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Jaime Soto then entered St John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California.
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Jaime Soto obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy there in 1978 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1982.
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Jaime Soto was ordained to the priesthood in Orange at Holy Family Cathedral for the Diocese of Orange by Bishop William Robert Johnson on June 12,1982.
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In 1984, Jaime Soto traveled to New York City to attend the Columbia University School of Social Work, graduating in 1986 with a Master of Social Work degree.
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Jaime Soto was involved with the implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 as well.
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Jaime Soto was raised by the Vatican to the rank of honorary prelate in 1990.
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On March 23,2000, Jaime Soto was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Orange and titular bishop of Segia by Pope John Paul II.
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Jaime Soto received his episcopal consecration on May 31,2000, from Bishop Tod Brown, with Bishops Michael Driscoll and Norman McFarland serving as co-consecrators.
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On June 11,2003, Jaime Soto served as a principal co-consecrator for Auxiliary Bishop Dominic Mai Luong.
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Jaime Soto attended World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, Germany, joining nine other American bishops in leading catechetical sessions.
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Jaime Soto was named as coadjutor bishop of Sacramento by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11,2007 to assist Bishop William Weigand.
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Jaime Soto was installed on November 19,2007, in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
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When Weigand retired on November 30,2008, Jaime Soto automatically succeeded him.
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Jaime Soto had been removed from public ministry in 2016 after the diocese received accusation of his having an inappropriate relationship with a woman.
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Jaime Soto is the chairman of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
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On November 17,2010, Jaime Soto was appointed head of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, a USCCB agency.
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Jaime Soto's appointment came one day after Archbishop Timothy Dolan was elected USCCB president.
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Jaime Soto asked parishioners to pray and fast in its observance.
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In 2008, Jaime Soto spoke at a conference for the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries, saying that the "homosexual lifestyle" is sinful.
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In July 2020, Jaime Soto condemned the toppling of the statue of Catholic missionary Saint Junipero Serra Ferrer in Capitol Park in Sacramento.
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In 2003, Jaime Soto was inducted to the inaugural Mater Dei High School Ring of Honor.