San Diego's first Hispanic bishop, Cirilo Flores, dies after battle with cancer

Published January 08, 2015

The head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has died.

The diocese says Bishop Cirilo Flores died Saturday in Mission Valley after a battle of cancer. He was 66.

U-T San Diego reports (http://bit.ly/Wx2Sqy ) that Flores had been ailing since April 17, when he suffered a stroke. While under treatment, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Flores became the Diocese of San Diego's first Hispanic bishop nearly a year ago. The son of a Mexican immigrant, he began his administration by reaching out to homeless migrant workers.

A native of Corona, he received a bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount University and a law degree from Stanford University.

He practiced law for a decade before being ordained in 1991 as a priest in the Diocese of Orange.

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