Both Jos Horacio Gmez, former archbishop of San Antonio, and Armando Xavier Ochoa, former bishop of El Paso, moved to California to be the Archbishop of Los Angeles and Bishop of Fresno, respectively.
Gomez was appointed Archbishop of San Antonio on December 29, 2004. He became the fifth Archbishop of Los Angeles in 2011. Fresno Bishop of El Paso (1996-2012)
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles/Titular Bishop of Sitifis (1987-1996) 
