POPE Francis has appointed Monsignor Louie Galbines on Monday as the new bishop of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

In a post on its website, the CBCP said Galbines would replace Bishop Patricio Buzon who was transferred to the diocese of Bacolod in 2016 after serving Kabankalan for 13 years.

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