diocese
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The Vatican announced the nomination of Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, currently an auxiliary bishop in Washington, to the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the poor mountainous state of West Virginia.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
In my five years as bishop of Joliet, our diocese went through a restructuring that required parish mergers and hard decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Last September, the diocese of Guildford held a conference called "turning up the volume on the quiet revival", where 600 people heard the theory likened to "a great wave sent by God".
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria's north-central region Thursday said that all schoolchildren and teachers taken by gunmen from their school in November have been "accounted for" and "reunited" with their families.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
She sincerely hoped that the first tuition payment of fourteen dollars might be refunded to the diocese.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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