New U.S. bishops named Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Moving to remedy the damage of a disastrous tenure in Memphis that left the Catholic community wounded and reeling, Pope Francis yesterday appointed David Talley, formerly of Alexandria, Louisiana. The pope also elevated two others (in California) but did not name anyone to replace Cardinal Wuerl in Washington, DC. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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New U.S. bishops named
Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Wednesday, March 6, 2019