Fra Pierbattista Pizzaballa confirmed as Custos of the Holy Land
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Father Pizzaballa-Custos of the Holy Land

  •   The confirmation of Fra Pierbattista Pizzaballa as Custos of the Holy Land for the next three years has been announced on June 27
  • 7/2/2013
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    The confirmation of Fra Pierbattista Pizzaballa as Custos of the Holy Land for the next three years has been announced on June 27.
     
    The Custody at this time counts 285 Franciscan friars. 39 nationalities are represented. The largest linguistic group is the Orientals (mainly Arabic speakers) with 66 friars, followed by the Italian speakers (61), English speakers (54) and the Hispanic group (50).
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