The Archdiocese of New Orleans has a new archbishop.
James Checchio, the current bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, will be introduced as the new archbishop Wednesday morning during a press briefing at Notre Dame seminary. Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced Pope Leo XIV’s appoint in a letter posted to the archdiocese’s website early Wednesday morning.
Aymond isn’t going anywhere just yet. For the time being, Checchio will assist him as a coadjutor archbishop until the ongoing archdiocese bankruptcy case stemming from cases of sexual abuse committed by local priests is resolved…