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  • New Oakland bishop called conservative

    01/18/2003 2:24:24 PM PST · by Homer_J_Simpson · 13 replies · 151+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/18/03 | Don Lattin
    <p>Bishop Allen Vigneron, the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church in the East Bay, arrives with conservative credentials, friends in the Vatican and a hard act to follow.</p> <p>Vigneron, an auxiliary bishop in Detroit, was named by Pope John Paul II last week to replace retiring Bishop John Cummins, a popular and relatively liberal prelate who has gently shepherded the Diocese of Oakland for the past 25 years.</p>