Pope appoints successor to liberal bishop

bishop_gregory_parkes_credit_diocese_of_st_petersburb_cnaOn Monday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named Bishop Gregory Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee as the new head of the St. Petersburg diocese. Bishop Parkes, a John Paul II style bishop, succeed Bshop Robert Lynch, one of the more liberal members of the American episcopate.

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