Liberia Catholic Archbishop Zeigler Resigned In Line With Age Limit Rule

By Our Reporter

Catholic Archbishop Lewis Jerome Zeigler has resigned as Archbishop of the Diocese of Monrovia – a post he has been occupying since the death of arguably the church’s most outstanding prelate Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis.

A dispatch from the Rome says Zeigler’s resignation been accepted by the Vatican, saying it’s in consonance with Canon 4.1.C1 Code of Panel Law on resignation upon reaching age 75.

According to the dispatch, the outgoing cleric who is now 76, tendered his resignation since 2018, but that its acceptance had been delayed.

Pope Francis has meanwhile appointed Vicar General Fr. Charles Boyce as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Monrovia.