WASHINGTON — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father James A. Misko, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Austin, Texas, as the bishop of Tucson, Arizona.
The appointment was publicized in Washington Dec. 22 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-designate Misko will be the eighth bishop of Tucson. The diocese has been led by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas as apostolic administrator since March after the previous bishop, now-Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger was named to head the Archdiocese of Detroit. Bishop Kicanas is the retired bishop of Tucson, having headed the diocese from 2003 until 2017.
The episcopal ordination Mass for the bishop-designate will be celebrated at St. Augustine Cathedral Feb. 20.
