Louisiana Native Bishop John Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee Submits Resignation to the Pope

Whispers has a nice piece him at And Now, As the Panhandle Turns.....

As Rocco points out not only has Bishop Richard been a Bishop of a very long time , the State of Florida is having a good number of their bench replaced in a short period of time.

Best health wishes to Bishop Richard. Bishop Richard was born In Baton Rouge Louisiana and attended St Francis Xavier High School. He later served St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans till 1972. Wikipedia has a nice entry on where else he was stationed as well as his education.