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Pope names San Diego’s Michael Pham first Vietnamese-American bishop in U.S.
Michael Pham, 58, is currently an auxiliary bishop in the diocese; he was ordained a priest in the San Diego diocese in 1999.
Pope names bishop of San Diego, marking first Vietnamese-American bishop in US
Pope Leo XIV appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham as the new bishop of San Diego, making him the first Vietnamese-American ...
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From refugee to bishop of San Diego, Michael Pham fled Vietnam in 1980 at age 13
Picked to lead the San Diego Diocese, Michael Pham is Pope Leo XIV's first appointment of a bishop in the United States. Pham ...
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope’s American hometown
CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...
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Pope Leo XIV makes 1st US bishop appointment, fills San Diego vacancy
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California. Pham, ...