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Springfield s bishop promises, like Peter, to love Jesus, care for his people On: 12/16/2020, By Rebecca Drake, , In: Local .Bishop William D. Byrne poses for a photo during his installation Dec. 14, 2020, as the bishop of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror) .Cardinal Sean P. O Malley of Boston lays his hands on the head of Bishop William D. Byrne during the bishop s installation Mass Dec. 14, 2020, as the head of the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror) .Bishop William D. Byrne speaks during his installation Dec. 14, 2020, as the bishop of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror)
Dec 17, 2020 catholic news service
Bishop William D. Byrne speaks during his installation Dec. 14, 2020, as the bishop of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (Credit: Gillian Jones/The Catholic Mirror via CNS.)
Called to the episcopacy in the middle of a pandemic, in mid-December, in wintry Western New England, Springfield Bishop William D. Byrne followed in the footsteps of St. Peter to stand beside the Risen Lord and promise to love Jesus and care for his people.
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts Called to the episcopacy in the middle of a pandemic, in mid-December, in wintry Western New England, Springfield Bishop William D. Byrne followed in the footsteps of St. Peter to stand beside the Risen Lord and promise to love Jesus and care for his people.