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Diocese Reaches Out to Hispanics
Hoyos is introduced as director of Spanish Apostolate.
By Amber Healy
August 18, 2005


The Arlington Diocese is among the fastest growing in the Catholic Church in America, due in part to a rise in Spanish-speaking families.

On Friday, Aug. 12, Bishop Paul S. Loverde introduced Father Eugenio Hoyos, the third director of the Diocese’s Spanish Apostolate, who discussed his new position and goals for increasing the church’s presence in the Hispanic community.

“My family moved to America from Colombia for political reasons and the Arlington Diocese welcomed me,� Hoyos said. His first assignment was as an associate pastor at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington. He then served at the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish in Falls Church before becoming pastor at the Holy Family Church in Dale City.

He sees his new position as giving him the opportunity to give “un regalo de Diosâ€? to the Hispanic community â€â€