Alexandria-Cornwall - Archbishop Prendergast is named Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall

It was announced at the Vatican this morning that Pope Francis has united the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall and the Archdiocese of Ottawa ‘in the person of the bishop’ [in persona episcopi]. Archbishop Prendergast is no longer the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall but now its Bishop. Moreover, a second Auxiliary Bishop will be appointed at a later date to assist Archbishop Prendergast specifically for the territory of Alexandria-Cornwall.