MAINE
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Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News
Maine | Wednesday, December 18, 2013
PORTLAND — An auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has been named by Pope Francis to lead Maine’s Catholics, according to a press release issued early Wednesday morning.
Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, 67, was ordained a priest in July 1973, and consecrated a bishop in January.
“As I prepare to serve the faithful of the Diocese of Portland as their new bishop and shepherd, I wish to offer my gratitude first to our Holy Father Pope Francis for entrusting me with this honor and responsibility and to Cardinal Seán O’Malley, who has taught me much of what it means to be a faithful shepherd through his word and example,” Deeley said in a statement released by the diocese early Wednesday.
“Kindly pray for me and for all God’s holy people that we may be what the Lord calls us to be, the community of the Church showing forth the love that God has shown us in his Son, Jesus,” he said.
Deeley will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Chancery.
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