Bishop Checchio to join troubled Archdiocese of New Orleans as coadjutor — By: Catholic News Agency
Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen. / Leo Song, Seminarian, Pontifical North American College. Rome Newsroom, Sep 24, 2025 / 06:25 am (CNA). 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…
