POPE LEO XIV appointed a UST alumnus as the first bishop of a newly established diocese in Bangladesh on Wednesday, March 25. Bishop-elect Msgr. Paul Gomes will lead the over 24,400 Catholics at the Diocese of Joypurhat, in the northern part of Bangladesh. Born on Sept. 3, 1962, in Kharbaria, Bangladesh, the bishop-elect obtained a master’s degree and licentiate in dogmatic theology from the University in 2000. In 2002, he became a professor of …
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