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San Diego bishop has advanced cancer
SAN DIEGO — Bishop Cirilo Flores, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of cancer, the diocese said Wednesday.
The disease, which is in his bones, is “widespread, very advanced and very aggressive,” Monsignor Steven Callahan said in a statement.
He is only 66. He had a stroke in April and has been disabled since then. This is very, very sad news to me: +Flores is a Benedict appointment and my heart is very close to the San Diego Diocese. Prayers and supplications for the health of +Flores and the future of San Diego.“Unfortunately, Bishop Flores is not a candidate for chemotherapy because of his very weak condition and the advanced stage of the disease,” the statement said.