The Valley Catholic September 25, 2018 | Page 10

10 WELCOME BISHOP CANTÚ September 25, 2018 | The Valley Catholic Q&A with Bishop Cantú (Editor’s Note: Executive Editor Liz Sul- livan sat down with Bishop Oscar Cantú in mid-August for a Question & Answer interview. Bishop Cantú was in San Jose briefly to acclimate himself to his new home. This interview has been edited and consolidated for space). LIZ SULLIVAN: Congratulations and Welcome to the Diocese of San Jose. We’ll start with the standard question. How did you learn of your appointment and what was your reaction? BISHOP OSCAR CANTÚ: If I remember correctly, it was Monday morning when I got the call from the (Apostolic) Nuncio (Archbishop Chris- tophe Pierre). I didn’t have the number on my speed dial and I was in the midst of a meeting with our superintendent in Las Cruces, I looked at my phone I saw it was a Washington number.