Atlanta archbishop to undergo prostate cancer surgery Nov. 5

Published: 2007-10-30

ATLANTA (CNS) -- Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was scheduled to have surgery for prostate cancer Nov. 5 at Emory University Hospital. Writing in his weekly column for his archdiocesan newspaper, The Georgia Bulletin, the archbishop said the cancer is at an early stage and was diagnosed after a biopsy he had in September. "I have sought additional medical advice, and I have decided to have this surgery as the best response to my condition," he said. The column, released Oct. 30, was to be published in the Nov. 1 issue. "This means that I will be out of commission for the next several weeks. I must cancel all of my scheduled appointments at least through November and then begin again with a limited calendar in December," he said. He apologized for having to bow out of events he had already been scheduled to attend, but said any planned meetings "can take place without my presence. The church should continue to advance, even in my absence."

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