NEW JERSEY
The Star-Ledger
[with video]
By Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger
on September 24, 2013
NEWARK — Newark Archbishop John J. Myers this morning welcomed a partner in governing the archdiocese.
Bernard A. Hebda, the bishop of Gaylord, Mich., will assist Myers in running New Jersey’s largest diocese, which has more than 1.3 million Roman Catholics in Essex, Union, Hudson and Bergen counties. Myers has been archbishop since 2001.
Myers said he requested a coadjutor from the Vatican “some time ago,” but he declined to say when. “I don’t think I need to talk about my conversations with Rome,” Myers said.
Myers said Hebda would be active in all parts of the archdiocese’s administration. He is expected to succeed Myers upon Myers’ retirement at age 75.
Hebda said he was surprised but happy about his new placement, and that he looked forward to the challenge.
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