🪑 On February 20, 2026, Tucson got its first new bishop in 73 years 🗓️ — and the ceremony was anything but routine. Father James A. Misko was ordained and installed as the eighth Bishop of Tucson ✝️ at the historic St. Augustine Cathedral, a church whose roots stretch back to 1776 📜, before the U.S.-Mexico border even existed. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
🌵 Pope Leo XIV — America’s first pope 🇻🇦 — chose Misko deliberately: a bilingual, border-ready shepherd 🗣️🐑 for a diocese of 400,000 Catholics living on the frontlines of Trump’s most aggressive immigration crackdown in modern history. 🚧🛑
✊ The Vatican sent its personal ambassador to the United States to be present, 20 bishops flew in from across the country ✈️, and over 1,500 people packed a cathedral that seats 1,250 👨👩👧👦🤯 — because this was more than an ordination…