Catholics’ first native pastoral leader in nearly 400 years

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Roman Catholicism got its first Barbadian bishop in its near 400-year history on Monday. Pope Francis has appointed Father Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, 55, to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Bridgetown. He will also be the first Barbadian to be ordained a Catholic bishop, according to an announcement made at noon in Vatican […]
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