Vatican Approves Validity of Diocesan Process for Bishop Gallegos

The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints has issued an affirmative decree of validity of the diocesan process for the cause of beatification of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR. The Congregation has also appointed a Spanish priest, Fr. José Luis Gutierrez, a member of Opus Dei, as Relator for the Cause of Bishop Gallegos, and confirmed the appointment of Fr. Eliseo Gonzalez, OAR, as his official collaborator. The next step is to prepare for the Positio Super Virtutibus, a formal presentation of the virtues of the Bishop.

Certainly this positive action of the Congregation is a cause for great rejoicing by St. Augustine Province as well as for the whole Order.

Presented below is a copy of the decree in its original Latin followed by an English translation rendered by Fr. Francis Moriones, OAR.