Slovenian Catholic Church Still Awaiting New Archbishops

Vatican City, 12 March - More than six months since the archbishops of Ljubljana and Maribor resigned over the financial scandal at the Maribor Archdiocese, there is little prospect that their replacements will be appointed before Easter. Appointment procedure is subject to pontifical secrecy so names circulating in public are just pure guessing, pundits say.

Ljubljana
The archdioceses of Ljubljana and Maribor are still waiting to get new archbishops; pictured are heads of Slovenian bishops at a 2007 exhibition at the National Gallery in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
File photo

Ljubljana
The archdioceses of Ljubljana and Maribor are still waiting to get new archbishops; pictured are heads of Slovenian bishops at a 2007 exhibition at the National Gallery in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
File photo

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