FLORIDA
Orlando Sentinel
Anika Myers Palm
Orlando Sentinel
7:15 a.m. EST, February 20, 2014
The Vatican announced this morning that Pope Francis has named a new auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.
The new auxiliary bishop is Monsignor Peter Baldacchino, who has been serving as chancellor of the Mission of Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean.
Bishop Baldacchino, 53, was born in the European island nation of Malta. He is a graduate of the University of Malta; Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, Kearney, N.J.; and Seton Hall University. He speaks English, Maltese, Italian, Spanish and Creole.
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