Cancer-Stricken St. Louis Archbishop Retires
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<i> Associated Press</i>
ST. LOUIS — Archbishop John L. May, 70, has retired as a result of his battle since the summer with brain cancer, church officials said. The Most Reverend Edward J. O’Donnell, 61, a senior auxiliary bishop since 1984, was elected administrator Friday to govern until a new archbishop is named by Pope John Paul II. The process is expected to take six to eight months.
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