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Generational change with new bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese

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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.

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on April 3, 2008 12:08 PM |

Thursday, August 21, 2008
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