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SEPTEMBER 6,
SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2002
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Bishop anticipates
new
retirement, ministries
By Joann S. Keane Editor
CHARLOTTE — Any day now, Bishop William G. Curlin expec ts to hear of his retirement
He
celebrated his birthday
on Aug.
30,
and
accordance
in
with canon law, diocesan bish-
ops are required to present their request for resignation to the"
Holy Father
time of their
at the
75th birthday.
The
bishop sub-
mitted his letter June it
5,
and
said
usually takes about three
months to hear from the Vatican on this matter. Once Pope John Paul II accepts Bishop Curlin's retirement,
the bishop immediately ceases
being the Ordinary, tlie diocese.
the bishop
of
Within eight days, die
priest consultors of the diocese
— —
a collegiate body of advisors must meet to elect the priest who will serve as apostolic
adminis-
trator of the diocese in the interim, until a
new
bishop
is
officially
appointed by the Holy See.
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The lease
bishop envisions his re-
from the
responsibilities of
bishop for the 46-county diocese
THE PARK
as
an opportunity to
other ministries. terested in
"I
am
serv e in
very in-
working with the
poor and homeless the sick and dying," said Bishop Curlin. ...
"That's
what
I
did before
becom-
ing a bishop."
The
bishop
is
ready to hand
over the crosier to his successor. "I
entered the seminary 52 years
ago, have been a priest 45 years
and have been 14 years a bishop," said Bishop Curlin. "Age, even though the
spirit is
willing, takes its toll."
Bishop Curlin was appointed third bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte on Feb. 22,
1994, and was installed on April 13 of that year. Photos by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
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