PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop and canon lawyer in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics, the Diocese of Portland announced Wednesday. , 67, told reporters at a news conference in Portland on Wednesday morning he plans to bring Pope Francis’ “joyful” approach to evangelism to […]
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Pope names new bishop for Maine Catholics
PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop and canon lawyer in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics. Maine had been without a bishop for a year and a half. The announcement of Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, 67, to the position was made in Portland on Wednesday morning. […]
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Pope names new bishop for Maine Catholics
PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics, according to a press release issued early Wednesday morning. Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, 67, was ordained a priest in July 1973, and consecrated a bishop in January. “As I prepare to serve the […]
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Parents check out renovation at Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — The new classroom space smells fresh and new, Crystal Ducharme said at Tuesday night’s Spruce Mountain Middle School open house. She and scores of other parents and their children wandered the corridors, spoke with teachers and saw the new section of the school. “I like it down here,” said Ducharme’s eighth-grade daughter. “There’s […]