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Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, speaks at the Sept. 8, 2020, ordination Mass for Fr. Andrew Lesko. Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Feudjio as bishop of St. Thomas March 2, 2021. (CNS photo/Catholic Standard/Andrew Biraj)
Feudjio noted how he has been inspired by the faith of the people of the Diocese of St. Thomas, as they have faced challenges over the years. Our community and the entire Virgin Islands, this beloved territory, has been dealing with so many challenges, from hurricanes and now the pandemic, which has caused all of us, brothers and sisters, to alter our activities and way of life, he said. However, getting through these storms of life, God’s mercy and the Blessed Mother’s love has sustained and blesses us.
Pope Francis names new bishop for U.S. Virgin Islands
Mar 3, 2021 contributor
In September 2020, then-Archbishop Wilton Gregory, at left, while serving as the apostolic administrator of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, ordained Father Andrew Lesko, center, to the priesthood for the Diocese of St. Thomas in a Mass at St. Stephen Martyr Church in Washington concelebrated by Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, right, that diocese s chancellor. Pope Francis named Msgr. Feudjio the new bishop of St. Thomas March 2, 2021. (Credit: Andrew Biraj/Catholic Standard via CNS.)
Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to head the diocese.