Vermont's Bishop Angell suffers mild stroke but is recovering well

Published: 2006-04-27

BURLINGTON, Vt. (CNS) -- Bishop Kenneth A. Angell, retired head of the Diocese of Burlington, is recovering well from a mild stroke, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano of Burlington said in an April 26 statement. "Medical evaluation of his condition ... brings to us a bright and hopeful prognosis of a full recovery for Bishop Angell," said Bishop Matano. Bishop Angell, 75, was admitted to the Fletcher Allen Unit of the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont April 23 "following a mild cerebral vascular event," the statement said. He was transferred April 26 to the Fanny Allen Campus of Fletcher Allen Health Care "for a period of physical rehabilitation," it added. Bishop Angell retired last November. He had headed the diocese since 1992.

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