Delay in appointing bishops affects 187 sees-CathNews NZ/Pacific

Delay in appointing bishops affects 187 sees

Friday, July 19th, 2013

A crisis of sorts is developing in the appointment of Catholic bishops worldwide as a backlog of 187 sees (excluding China) remain vacant, writes Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register.

Half of Scotland’s ordinaries — four out of eight — have yet to be appointed. The Philippines has nine sees without a bishop, and Italy has vacancies in 12 sees, two territorial abbeys, and one eparchy.

Some dioceses, such as Wilcannia-Forbes in Australia and Mansa in Zambia, haven’t had a bishop since 2009.

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