Kenneth Angell

[1] He served as chancellor under Bishop Louis Gelineau from 1972 to 1974 and was raised to the rank of monsignor by the Vatican in December 1972.

[8] O'Connell was later convicted and served a short sentence before moving to New Jersey, where he committed more crimes and died in prison.

[8] Angell was named the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by Pope John Paul II on October 6, 1992.

Faced with a shortage of priests in Burlington, and a decline in weekly Mass attendance, Angell consolidated Sacred Heart[9] and St. Francis de Sales[10] Parishes in Bennington as well as St. Cecilia[11] and St. Frances Cabrini[11] in East Barre, and closed Our Lady of the Lake in St.

killing all passengers on-board[14][15] Angell later said, "Our family was devastated, and yet in times of such crisis you get strength that's rather incredible.

[17][18][19] During his tenure as bishop in Burlington, records show Angell allowed six accused priests to remain in active ministry within Vermont.

[8] At a news conference in March 2005, Angell described the sexual abuse scandals as the most difficult challenge he faced during his time as bishop.

[21] On reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Angell submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in August 2005.

In response to the United States invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Angell said, "Our hopes of avoiding war were quashed today, but our prayers for peace will not end until this war does.... We pray for the safety and deliverance of the innocent citizens in Iraq, that they be protected from harm and freed from oppression.

We pray their terror will be of short duration and that their rewards will be a new country based on freedom and democratic principles, supported by a united international community.

"[23]In 2001, Angell wrote to the Vermont General Assembly to express his opposition to capital punishment, saying, "We must not perpetuate the crime of murder by becoming a society that kills for retribution.... We must not promote or justify a culture of vengeance.