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Joseph M. Bonnemain, credit: Bistum Chur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three months after the cathedral chapter of Chur in Switzerland had refused to elect a new diocesan bishop from a Papal shortlist of three candidates<\/a>, Pope Francis has decided on his own: The diocesan judicial vicar Joseph M. Bonnemain (72) will be the next bishop of Chur. Bonnemain, who holds doctorates in medicine and canon law, is a member of Opus Dei.<\/em> He was one of the candidates on the shortlist in November 2020.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Pope Francis accepted the resignation offer by the 65-years-old auxiliary bishop Marian Eleganti O.S.B., a former Benedictine abbot, who is widely considered one of the most conservative (and controversial) figures in the Swiss episcopate.<\/p>\n

Since Bonnemain\u2014<\/span>whose name literally means good hand\u2014<\/span><\/em>will turn 75 in July 2023, his appointment is generally regarded as an attempt to generate a healing and reconciling transition period for the conflictual diocese before the course can be set for the long term. Without any doubt, the new bishop faces a difficult task for the next years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first reactions to this appointment in the media are highly positive.<\/p>\n

The diocese has published the news along with further information including a personal address by the appointed bishop in German<\/a>, in Italian<\/a>, and\u2014just in case that any Pray Tell<\/em> readers know the language better than German or Italian\u2014in Romansh<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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