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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation, due to age limits, of the bishop of Pescia, Monsignor Roberto Filippini, and has entrusted the leadership of the Pescia diocese to the bishop of Pistoia, Fausto Tardelli. The two dioceses remain distinct, but are united “in persona episcopi,” in the person of the bishop. Here are the first statements of Bishop Filippini, who made the announcement to the diocese this morning.