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Bishop J. Mark Spalding, with the assistance of Brian Cooper, chancellor and diocesan chief operating officer, commissioned 19 new employees of the Diocese of Nashville in a special ceremony Friday, Aug. 19, at the Catholic Pastoral Center. All of the new employees were hired between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022.
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The inaugural event welcomed 19 new employees hired between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2022
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