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Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 27, 2021, after having been shot in Rumbek, South Sudan. / ACI Africa/CNAVatican City, Mar 14, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).On Monday, Pope Francis met the South Sudan bishop-elect whose consecration was postponed last year after he was shot in the legs shortly after his nomination to lead Rumbek diocese.Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare had a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, 11 days before his episcopal consecration, scheduled for March 25. The pope, who is dueset to visit South Sudan s capital city of Juba on July 5-7, prayed for Carlassare after the attack, according to the Vatican. Carlassare, a member of the Comboni Missionaries, was shot in both legs in April 2021, just over a month after Pope Francis named him bishop of Rumbek, filling a vacancy that had lasted for almost a decade.The 44-year-old Italian had served as a missionary priest in South Sudan s Malakal diocese since 2005. He was.

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