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December 1, 2005
Chicago gets a new bishop

From Vatican Information Service:

VATICAN CITY, DEC 1, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father...

- Appointed Fr. George J. Rassas of the clergy of the archdiocese of Chicago, U.S.A., vicar general, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese (area 3,653, population 6,104,000, Catholics 2,442,000, priests 1,781, permanent deacons 632, religious 3,953). The bishop-elect was born in 1942 and ordained a priest in 1968.

Posted by Papa-Lu at December 1, 2005 8:50 AM
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