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Archbishop Checchio takes helm in New Orleans as pope accepts Archbishop Aymond’s resignation
Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop James Checchio coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed the 76-year-old Archbishop Gregory Aymond upon his retirement. By Hannah Brockhaus February 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way …
Bishop Checchio to join troubled Archdiocese of New Orleans as coadjutor
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 24, 2025 / 06:25 am Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named Bishop James Checchio coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans, positioning him to head an archdiocese facing bankruptcy and a costly clergy abuse settlement. The 59-year-old Checchio — bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, since 2016 — …
USCCB chairmen elections: Who came out on top?
by Christine Rousselle Baltimore, Md., Nov 16, 2021 / 15:28 pm Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected six new chairmen-elect on Nov. 16 at their Fall General Assembly in Baltimore. The chairmen-elect will serve in the role for one year before assuming the position of “chairman” …
Metuchen seminarian killed in hit-and-run accident in New York City
By CNA Staff Metuchen, N.J., May 13, 2021 / 11:01 am America/Denver (CNA). A seminarian for the Diocese of Metuchen was killed Tuesday evening in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan. Ngu Quoc “Peter” Tran, 29, was a first-year theology student at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South …
