Thursday, October 18, 2007

Pope Benedict appointed two archbishops in Canada

Vatican City, Oct 18, 2007 / 11:41 am (CNA).- On Thursday, the Holy Father appointed two archbishops in Canada, Bishop Anthony Mancini, as the Archbishop of Halifax, and Bishop Martin William Currie to lead the Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland.

Bishop Mancini was ordained a priest in 1970, and was consecrated a bishop in 1999. As Archbishop of Halifax, he will serve 161,125 Catholics plus an additional 37,105 as the apostolic administrator of Yarmouth. (Continued here)

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