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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Bishop Emeritus Manuel D. Moreno was in fair condition Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure in his brain caused by bleeding.

"He is resting comfortably. I spoke with him briefly and he was alert," current Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Tuesday afternoon. "Obviously he is very tired and still recovering. He seems stable and the doctors seem pleased with his response to the surgery."

Moreno, 75, is at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. He underwent two hours of surgery Monday night. The cause of the bleeding was still unclear. Kicanas said a drain has been inserted to prevent any further swelling.

According to diocese officials, Moreno wanted to convey to concerned Tucson worshippers that, "I love them."

Kicanas traveled from Baltimore to Phoenix on Monday to be with Moreno. He'd been attending the fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Moreno has suffered ongoing health problems since his retirement in 2003. He is battling Parkinson's disease and began chemotherapy for prostate cancer last spring. The retired bishop's 76th birthday is Nov. 27.

Kicanas is asking for prayers for Moreno and his family. Relatives, diocese priests and close friends were with him in Phoenix. He's received the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and the Prayer of the Church for healing.

Moreno began suffering sudden and severe headaches Sunday and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tucson, where he was diagnosed with bleeding in the brain, Kicanas said. Moreno was air-lifted to Phoenix Sunday night.

Moreno's visitors in Phoenix have included the Rev. Van Wagner, retired vicar general for the local diocese, and Bishop Francis Quinn, bishop emeritus of Sacramento, who now lives in the Tucson diocese.

Moreno was bishop in Tucson for 21 years. He announced on Oct. 30, 2001, that, due to health problems and his imminent retirement, Kicanas would join him as co-bishop. Moreno then took early retirement on March 7, 2003.

The son of a migrant Mexican farmworker, Moreno became the fifth bishop of Tucson on Jan. 12, 1982, succeeding Bishop Francis J. Green. He is a native of Southern California and made headlines when he became bishop of Tucson because he was one of only a handful of Hispanic leaders in the church hierarchy.

During his time as bishop, Moreno was active in promoting the human rights of immigrants and illegal entrants. He also had to face a spate of civil lawsuits alleging decades-old cases of sexual abuse by diocesan priests and was bishop in 2002, when the diocese reached a $14 million settlement with 10 men who said they were sexually abused as children by four members of the local clergy during the 1960s, '70s and '80s.