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Oct. 1, 1982

Chicago-born Bishop Lawrence Sabatini has been appointed Bishop of...

VATICAN CITY -- Chicago-born Bishop Lawrence Sabatini has been appointed Bishop of Kamloops, B.C. by Pope John Paul II, the Vatican announced Friday.

Sabatini succeeds Bishop Adam Exner, who was named archbishop of Winnipeg March 31.

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Sabatini has served most recently as auxiliary to the archbishop of Vancouver. He was born in Chicago May 15, 1930, ordained March 19, 1957 and named titular bishop July 13, 1978.

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