AIKEN -- The 13th bishop of Charleston, ordained in March, will make his first trip to Aiken next month, according to a release sent out today by St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, in Aiken.
The Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone will arrive in Aiken, which is part of the Diocese of Charleston, on Aug. 14, meeting with Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and then touring the city, the release states.
His schedule also will include a reception with clergy and civic leaders as well as a clergy supper.
On Aug. 15, he will visit St. Edward’s and Our Lady of Peace in North Augusta, Our Lady of the Valley in Graniteville, St. Mary in Edgefield, St. William-Ward and St. Gerard’s in Aiken.
On Aug. 16, he will then attend mass at St. Mary Help of Christians, in Aiken, with a parish reception to follow.
The Diocese of Charleston had been waiting for nearly two years before a new bishop was announced, the release states.
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