Communications Commission of the Archdiocese of Kingston

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Communications Commission of the Archdiocese of Kingston

Impelled by the Archdiocese of Kingston Strategic Plan 2020-2030, the Most Rev Kenneth Richards, Archbishop of Kingston, established the Communications Commission of the Archdiocese of Kingston on September 29, 2020. The commission is established...

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