Photos: Archbishop Jose Gomez welcomed to Los Angeles

Roman Catholic priests arrive for the celebratory Mass.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony, who will retire in February at age 75, holds his staff at the end of the procession entering the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Mahony makes his way into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Gomez, center, wearing a gold miter, arrives with Roman Catholic priests at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Gomez will become the first Latino archbishop of the nation’s most populous archdiocese when Mahony retires.
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is filled for the welcoming Mass for the Mexican-born Gomez, who previously was archbishop of San Antonio and an auxiliary bishop in Denver.
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Gomez, seated at far right, reads the program for the welcoming Mass. He will work alongside Mahony, then succeed him when the prelate retires next year.
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Surrounded by Catholic priests, Gomez, in center at altar, celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The audience of about 4,000 included seven cardinals, 59 bishops and 411 priests.
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Mahony, center, bows at the welcoming Mass.
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Mahony celebrates the Mass officially welcoming Gomez to Los Angeles.
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Mahony leads traditional Catholic rituals at the welcoming Mass.
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Mahony, left, celebrates the official welcoming Mass for Gomez, to his immediate right.
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Mahony, left, and Gomez observe traditional Catholic rituals at the welcoming Mass.
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Mahony, left, and Gomez celebrate the welcoming Mass.
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Gomez, far left, is officially welcomed to Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Gomez, left, talks to Mahony at the welcoming Mass.
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Gomez, left, walks in the procession leaving the welcoming Mass. Afterward, he met with invited guests on the Cathedral Plaza.
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Gomez blesses parishioners at the end of the welcoming Mass.
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Gomez greets parishioners after the welcoming Mass.
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Gomez is surrounded by parishioners as he leaves the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Gomez leaves the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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