Paul Francis Duffy
Paul Francis Duffy, OMI (July 25, 1932 – August 23, 2011) was the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Mongu, Zambia. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States, Duffy was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He joined the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the USA in 1952 and was ordained priest on 22 December 1962. He left for Zambia in 1982, working in Lukulu and Kalabo Kalabo is an urban centre in Kalabo District, in the Western Province of Zambia. The town is the headquarters of the district with the same name. Location The town is located on the plains west of the Zambezi River and the Barotse Floodplain, a .... In 1997, Duffy was appointed bishop of the Mongu Diocese, retiring in 2011. He died later that year in San Antonio Texas, USA, suffering from leukaemia. Notes People from Norwood, Massachusetts 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Zambia 1932 births 2011 deaths Catholics from Massachusetts 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Zam ...
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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