
The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau welcomed a new prelate on Monday, March 31. Bishop Vann Johnston Jr, who trained as an electrical engineer and subsequently in canon law, assumed a position once held by the young Bernard Law before he became Cardinal Archbishop of Boston. The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in southern Missouri spans 66 parishes in 39 counties, and serves roughly 65,000 Catholics. Read more in the article from the News-Leader.


