Vann Johnston Jr. has been named bishop for the Roman Catholic diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo. Johnston is chancellor and moderator of the curia for the Knoxville diocese.
He has served as priest at the Holy Ghost parish in Knoxville and currently is priest at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa.
The Missouri diocese covers the southern third of the state and is home to about 66,000 Catholics, with 66 parishes, 19 missions, and two chapels, along with 22 elementary schools and three high schools.
Johnston follows Bishop John Leibrecht, bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau since December 1984. Johnston is to be ordained and installed March 31.
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