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	Steubenville Bishop Announces Transfer; No Successor Named WTOV May 17, 2011 http://www.wtov9.com/news/27921872/detail.html The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville said Monday he has accepted a transfer to Illinois. Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said in a news release that he will be installed in Joliet, Ill., at the Cathedral of St. Raymond on July 14. Until then, Conlon will serve as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. Then, the College of Consultors, a pre-designated group of priests, will elect a priest of the diocese to serve as administrator until a new bishop arrives. Conlon said a new bishop may not be in place for several months. Conlon has been bishop for the Steubenville diocese since 2002. He said he was asked on April 26 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States called on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, to serve as the bishop of Joliet. The bishop will not be speaking to the media until Thursday, when the diocese has scheduled a news conference for 9:30 a.m. Stay with NEWS9, WTOV9.com and WTOV9 Mobile for continuing coverage.
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