Pope Francis names Providence priest as new Portland bishop

Bishop Robert P. Deeley announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has named a Providence priest to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. Rev. James Ruggieri, pastor of both Saint Michael the Archangel Parish and Saint Patrick Parish in Providence, will be ordained and installed as a bishop on May 7, the diocese said. “I am honored and humbled to have been chosen as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Portland by the Holy Father,” Ruggieri said. “I very much look forward to diving right into getting...