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West Virginia’s new bishop tells faithful he comes to diocese as ‘your brother and shepherd’

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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West Virginia’s new bishop tells faithful he comes to diocese as ‘your brother and shepherd’ OSV News

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Полина Киселёва

Happy for West Virginia Catholics. It’s good that the new bishop immediately said “brother and shepherd,” and not just “boss.” Let us pray that this will be the case.

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