The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Reverend Father Motlatsi Meshack Phomane, a priest of Mthatha Diocese, as the new Bishop of Bethlehem Diocese. He succeeds Bishop Jan de Groef M.Afr, who has shepherded the diocese since December 2008. At 50 years of age, Bishop-elect Phomane brings to his new ministry a rich pastoral, administrative, and canonical background shaped by years of service in rural parish communities and diocesan governan…
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