Letter 9210: I am sending to you John, whom I have ordained as your bishop according to the canonical requirements of this see.
I am sending to you John, whom I have ordained as your bishop according to the canonical requirements of this see. Receive him with the obedience and affection that his office deserves. A bishop is placed among his people not to be served but to serve — and the people's obligation is to give him the cooperation and loyalty that makes his service possible. I have been careful in my selection of John and I have confidence in his qualities. Make him welcome, and work with him rather than against him as he grows into his role.
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Latin / Greek Original
rrobabilibus deBideriis nihil attulimus tarditatis; fratrem iam et coepiscopum
noatrum lohannem* vobis ordinavimus sacerdotem. Et cetera secundum
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