Under the 22year leadership of its founding bishop and chief shepherd. Bishop Joseph McShea. the Diocese of Allentown has grown at a deliberate pace through consultation of priests and lay persons. attention to the regulation of new practices in worship. and to the extension of the work and mission of pastoral care. Other nations and ethnic groups. both in this country and abroad. have been touched and helped by the Allentown Diocese through Operation Rice Bowl. local soup kitchens and organizations which focus on Spanishspeaking peoples and new immigrants. The Allentown Diocese can be proud of producing Msgr. Robert Coil. who originated Operation Rice Bowl with Mother Theresa of Calcutta.
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