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Bishop Jeffrey Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in the administration of the archdiocese.
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DETROIT (CNS) Archbishop Paul F. Russell, Detroit s newest auxiliary bishop, will refrain from public ministry following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor dating to his time as a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston more than 30 years ago.
Archbishop Russell strongly denied the allegation Aug. 2.
A lawsuit filed Aug. 1 in Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court accuses then-Father Russell of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy approximately 25 times in 1989-90, during his