Above, Archbishop Jose Gomez, the future Archbishop of Los Angeles, embraces Cardinal Roger Mahony, the present Archbishop, at Gomez’s Mass of Welcome at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on May 26, 2010.

My favorite moment, from the LA Times account:

At the end of the two-hour service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, the outgoing archbishop, Cardinal Roger Mahony, told the incoming archbishop, Jose Gomez, that church rules demand that the ceremonial throne for the prelate “must be fitting.” Mahony then invited Gomez to try it out for size.

A bemused Gomez approached the large wooden chair, began to sit, hesitated, looked askance, then finally plopped down. “It’s kind of big,” he said, “but I think I can make it.”

At that, the audience of about 4,000 — including seven cardinals and, by official count, 59 bishops and 411 priests — erupted in cheers, laughter and hearty applause.