Updates. (News in Brief).Bathurst, NB -- Rome has appointed Father Valery Vienneau, 54, Vicar General vicar general n. pl. vicars general 1. Roman Catholic Church a. A priest acting as deputy to a bishop to assist him in the administration of his diocese. b. The head of a religious order. of the Archdiocese of Moncton, as Bishop of Bathurst The current bishop of Bathurst in the Anglican Church of Australia is the Right Reverend Richard Hurford. Bishop Hurford was formerly rector of St James Church, Queens Square, and formerly dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Grafton. . The French-language diocese has a Catholic population of 115,000, with 68 diocesan and religious priests, 241 sisters and brothers, and one permanent deacon, in 63 parishes. Peterborough, ON -- Bishop James Doyle Bishop James Doyle (1786-1834) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin in Ireland, best known from his signature 'JKL', an acronym from 'James Kildare and Leighlin'. , 73, has sent his resignation to Rome. He remains administrator until the Vatican appoints his successor. |
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