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Bishop Morin of Biloxi Diocese has `successful' quadruple bypass

By Mississippi Press StaffThe Mississippi Press
on January 14, 2013

Bishop Roger Morin of the Diocese of Biloxi underwent quadruple bypass surgery Monday after experiencing chest pains over the weekend. File photo/Gulflive.com

BILOXI, Mississippi -- The Most Rev. Roger Morin has undergone "successful" quadruple bypass surgery and is in recovery, according to Terry Dickson, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Biloxi.
Morin, the third Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, had experienced chest pains over the weekend, went to an undisclosed hospital and was admitted, Dickson had said in an earlier statement.

Bishop Morin was installed over the 17-county Biloxi diocese in April of 2009.

The Diocese of Biloxi was created in 1977 from the Diocese of Jackson.
The diocese has a Catholic population of about 58,500. There are 72 priests and 37 religious sisters.
Morin is a native of Dracut, Mass. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. His first parish assignment was in St. Henry Parish in New Orleans.