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Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo,” which translates to “We are the Body of Christ,” was sung Tuesday as Bishop Nelson Perez greeted Catholics inside Saint John’s Cathedral in downtown Cleveland.

During his installation mass, Perez became the diocese’ 11thbishop and the first of Latin descent.

He used his time at the pulpit to pray for victims in Texas and to praise Ohio’s Catholic and cultural history.

“You come here from many countries, each with the beauty of your language and culture,” he said.

The bishop also made clear that he has no clear plan for diocese.

“It would really be presumptive of me, actually arrogant of me to come here with a plan of my own,” he said. “I have been sent here to become a part of you, not the other way around.

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