Washington, D.C
Pope Taps L.A. Bishop to Head Minnesota Diocese
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed a Los Angeles bishop to steer a southern Minnesota diocese.
The U.S. Convention of Catholic Bishops introduced Thursday that Francis has appointed Bishop Robert E. Barron to steer the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Barron is the auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.
He’ll substitute 76-year-old Bishop John Quinn, who has determined to resign.
The Diocese of Winona-Rochester covers 12,282 sq. miles. Almost 600,000 individuals reside within the diocese. About 134,000 of them are Catholics.
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