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Brotherly love - Bishop Donald E. Pelotte ordains twin brother, Dana F. Pelotte - Brief Article

National Catholic Reporter, Sept 17, 1999

Bishop Donald E. Pelotte of Gallup, N.M., left, ordained his twin brother, Dana F. Pelotte, a Blessed Sacrament priest Sept. 4 at their childhood parish in Waterville, Maine. The ordination of one twin by another was a historic first for the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Pelotte, who was appointed coadjutor bishop of Gallup in 1986 and became head of the diocese in 1990, was ordained a priest in 1972.

His brother professed his vows as a religious brother in 1976.

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