Archbishop Listecki hospitalized following heart surgery

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MILWAUKEE- Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki is in the hospital Friday night after having heart surgery.

TODAY’S TMJ4 reports the archbishop had a stent put in to widen one of his arteries after having chest pains Thursday night.

A spokesperson told TODAY’S TMJ4 the 63-year old archbishop is recovering and is expected to be released sometime this weekend. The archbishop apparently drove himself to the hospital Thursday night and had the procedure on Friday. …

Among those wishing the archbishop well is the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).

The organization issued a release saying: “Our thoughts are with the archbishop…And we wish him a speedy recovery.”

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