Pope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement
Bishop Checchio is named successor amid a $230 million settlement addressing over 500 clergy abuse claims in New Orleans, marking a key leadership transition.
- Pope Leo XIV named a successor to embattled New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million proposed settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
- The new archbishop, Michael J. Checchio, 59, previously handled the fallout from clergy sexual abuse revelations in the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey.
- Aymond plans to remain as archbishop until the bankruptcy proceedings concluding the sexual abuse settlement are finalized.
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Pope names new archbishop for New Orleans
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Pope appoints Bishop James Checchio to succeed Archbishop Aymond New Orleans archdiocese faces $230M clergy abuse settlement Aymond remains archbishop until bankruptcy and settlement conclude Checchio previously led Metuchen Diocese during McCarrick fallout Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named a successor to embattled New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million proposed settl…
Pope Leo XIV appoints new Archbishop of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Pope Leo XIV appointed a new Archbishop of New Orleans on Wednesday, according to the Times-Picayune of New Orleans.The Vatican announced that Bishop James F. Checchio will replace New Orleans' current Archbishop Gregory Aymond as the archdiocese's 15th Archbishop. Checchio has officially been named Coadjutor Archbishop, due to the fact that Aymond is 75 years old, the mandatory retirement age for Catholic Bishops. This means that …
Pope Leo XIV appointed on Wednesday a successor to the beleaguered Archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory M. Aymond, two weeks after the archdiocese agreed on a $230 million agreement for survivors of sexual abuse by the clergy. The first pope of the United States in history named Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, as the coadjutor bishop of New Orleans. This position places Checchio on line to automatically succeed Aymond when he retire…
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