Pope appoints Father Ralph O'Donnell as new Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri. El Papa nombró al padre Ralph O'Donnell como nuevo obispo de Jefferson City, Missouri.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Ralph O'Donnell as the new Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, succeeding Archbishop Shawn McKnight. El papa León XIV ha nombrado al padre Ralph O'Donnell como nuevo obispo de Jefferson City, Missouri, sucediendo al arzobispo Shawn McKnight. O'Donnell, born in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, has served as pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish and held various administrative roles, including executive director at the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations. O'Donnell, nacido en 1969 en Omaha, Nebraska, ha servido como pastor de la Parroquia St. Margaret Mary y ha desempeñado varios roles administrativos, incluido el de director ejecutivo en la Secretaría de Obispos de los Estados Unidos para el Clero, la Vida Consagrada y las Vocaciones.