SMYRNA—Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, submitted his retirement letter to the Vatican, joking he turned to the internet for help. “I did what people do these days. I went to the internet and Googled resignation letters for sitting bishops. I didn’t get much help from it,” he said. In November, he reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops, which is 75. He said he followed the suggestion of Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., who told…
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