On March 24 , 1979 , he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Sertei .
On February 6 , 1979 , he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami ; his Principal Consecrator was Miami 's Archbishop , Edward Anthony McCarthy .
On March 24 , 1979 , Edward Anthony McCarthy was consecrated Titular Bishop of Sertei .
On February 6 , 1979 , he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami ; his Principal Consecrator was Miami 's Archbishop , Edward Anthony McCarthy .