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Kurt Koch confirmed at Pontifical Council for Christian Unity

Swiss bishop to replace Cardinal Walter Kasper at curial department for ecumenism

By Anna Arco on Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The Swiss Bishop Kurt Koch is going to replace Cardinal Walter Kasper at the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, the Diocese of Basel has just confirmed, according to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

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Cardinal Walter Kasper, Catholic Church, Diocese of Basel, Ecumenism, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

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