as bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City on January 8, 2007. He was installed there on March 14, 2007. Bishop of Santa Fe On April 27, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Wester as archbishop for the Diocese of Santa Fe. He was installed there on June 4, 2015. Since his consecration, Wester has been involved with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as a member of the Bishops Committee on Vocations, chairman of Northern California Ch'an/Zen-Catholic Dialogue, consultant for the Subcommittee on Interreligious Dialogue, member of the Migration Committee, the Pastoral Practices Committee, World Mission Committee, the Subcommittee on Lay Ministry, and as the USCCB bishop-liaison to Asia. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe Official Site USCCB Bishop Listing Catholic Professional and Business Club Biography of Wester Announcement of Wester becoming Auxiliary Bishop Diocese of Salt Lake City announcement of Wester becoming Bishop Diocese of Salt Lake City Biography of Wester 1950 births Living people People from San Mateo County, California University of San Francisco alumni Holy Names University alumni People from San Rafael, California Roman Catholic bishops of Salt Lake City 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States Roman Catholic archbishops of Santa Fe Catholics from California