In one of three episcopal appointments in the United States announced on Feb. 12, Pope Francis has appointed a successor to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, who has had a checkered tenure, and has been battling cancer since last May.
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NEW YORK – In one of three episcopal appointments in the United States announced on Feb. 12, Pope Francis has appointed a successor to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, who has had a checkered tenure, and has been battling cancer since last May.
On Feb. 12, Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert Casey of Chicago to replace Schnurr, 76, who has led the Archdiocese of Cincinnati since 2009 at the appointment of Pope Benedict XVI. The change was publicized by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
