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Pope Francis appoints first Indian-American bishop to Columbus, Ohio

Pope Francis has appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes, a former staff member of the apostolic nunciature in Washington and currently a Cincinnati pastor, to head the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.

Father Earl Fernandes, son of immigrants from India, named next bishop of Columbus, Ohio

The Vatican on April 2, 2022 announced that Pope Francis had appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. / Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 2, 2022 / 13:45 pm (CNA).Father Earl K. Fernandes says that when he was growing up in Toledo, Ohio, his mother used to pray that he d become "a good boy, a tall boy, and a doctor like my dad."God had other plans for his profession.On Saturday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed the 49-year-old Cincinnati pastor, the son of Indian immigrants, to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.The first Indian-American to head a U.S. Roman Catholic diocese, Fernandes succeeds Bishop Robert J. Brennan, who now leads the Diocese of Brooklyn. Fernandes episcopal ordination and installation is scheduled for May 31In a press conference Saturday morning in Columbus, the bishop-elect spoke at length about the example of his immigrant pare

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