Maureen Furino has been deputy GC for the Florida governor for three years, a span when the Republican governor passed legislation banning abortions after six weeks and banning instruction on gender identity.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, has appointed Maureen Furino, a deputy general counsel for the Florida governor, as GC.
The diocese of Arlington is among the 50 largest in the U.S., with 400,000 registered Catholics in 70 parishes stretching across 21 counties.