Coadjutor appointed in Dublin. (News in Brief: Ireland).Pope John Paul Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:
Early life and education , who has been the Holy See's permanent observer at the United Nations in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , as coadjutor COADJUTOR, eccl. law. A fellow helper or assistant; particularly applied to the assistant of a bishop. in the Archdiocese of Dublin. He will have the right of succession to Cardinal Desmond Connell, 77, now head of the archdiocese. The Cardinal said, "The appointment of a highly regarded member of the Roman Curia and a distinguished envoy of the Holy See to the United Nations conveys the Holy Father's particular favour towards the archdiocese as well as signifying the importance that the Pope attaches to the Church's mission to the contemporary secular world in a changing Ireland." Archbishop Martin expressed his pleasure at being back in Dublin where he grew up, but added that he knew that there are many who are estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. from the Church, partly because of the actions of Church personnel. He hopes to work with them and with all so that the Church in Dublin archdiocese can become the Church at its best. (Zenit, May 4/03) |
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