Highly Successful Bishop Resigns Early
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Mgr Jugis asked to retire last June because a chronic but non-life-threatening kidney condition made it difficult for him to preside at long liturgies and travel around the diocese. He recently celebrated his 20th anniversary as a bishop and his 40th anniversary as a priest.
His diocese (400,000 Catholics, less than 100 churches) is alive with vocations and conversions. He has about 50 seminarians. A local seminary was opened in 2020.
More than 1,100 people were received into the Church at Easter Vigils in 2024. Last week, the diocese announced plans to build a cathedral to meet the needs of the growing Catholic population.
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