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Bishop Blase Cupich 'overwhelmed,' 'surprised' to be named archdiocese leader | |
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September 21, 2014 "A sense of relief" is how Cardinal Francis George described his emotions as he introduced his successor, Bishop Blase Cupich, of Spokane, Washington, who will head the Archdiocese of Chicago come November. "I leave this church in better hands than mine," said the 77-year-old prelate, who continues to struggle with health issues related to his bladder cancer and a new experimental treatment he is undergoing. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140920/news/140929919/ |
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