NEW YORK
Webster Post
By Linda Quinlan
Posted Nov. 6, 2013
The community had its first chance to “meet” the ninth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester this morning.
Pope Francis has named Bishop Salvatore R. Matano, who has been the Bishop of Vermont since 2005, the ninth bishop of the Rochester diocese. The diocese covers a 12-county region, including Monroe County, in central and western New York.
At a press conference this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 6, Bishop Matano talked about blessing a sugar farm in Vermont.
“Was it all idyllic? No,” he answered, noting that he also dealt with “the sexual abuse crisis … and it has been a very painful time.”
Bishop Matano said his first priority will be “to bring people back to Mass.”
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