Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
by Associated Press and Guardian staff from World news | The Guardian on (#708ZP)
Pope names James Checchio to succeed Gregory Aymond two weeks after archdiocese agreed to settle with survivors
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named an eventual successor to New Orleans' embattled Catholic archbishop, Gregory Aymond, two weeks after his archdiocese agreed to settle with survivors of clergy sexual abuse for $230m.
Leo, history's first US pope, named bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, as the coadjutor bishop of New Orleans. The role positions Checchio to assist Aymond initially and then succeed him when he retires.
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