Bishop-Elect Anthony B. Taylor
Seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock

Pope Benedict XVI named Father Anthony B. Taylor of Oklahoma City the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock April 10. (español) Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran of Oklahoma City introduced the bishop-elect during a news conference at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock. Msgr. J. Gaston Hebert, diocesan administrator, also spoke at the event. Bishop-Elect Taylor, 53, of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, is the pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Oklahoma City.

To learn more , see the following:

• 	Photo courtesy Bob Ocken/Arkansas Catholic

  Text of Bishop’s Statement from News Conference
• Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran's Statement
• Bishop J. Peter Sartain's Statement
• Msgr. J. Gaston Hebert's Statement
• Biography of New Bishop
• News Release on Appointment
• Comunicado de Prensa del Nuevo Obispo
• St. John Catholic Center
• History of the Diocese
• Facts About the Diocese
• Our Former Bishops
• Diocesan Coat of Arms
• Morris Hall Chapel
• Process for Appointing Bishops
  

Listen to the audio recording of news conference in English or a portion of it in Spanish.

For more, visit Arkansas Catholic, the newspaper for the diocese.