MINNESOTA
The Mankato Free Press

ST. PAUL (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is getting a new auxiliary bishop.

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has appointed Andrew Cozzens to the high-ranking administrative post.

Minnesota Public Radio News reports Cozzens has been an assistant professor at the St. Paul Seminary since 2006. He is a Connecticut native and has been a priest since 1997.

The archdiocese has previously had a single auxiliary bishop, Lee Piche. It’s unclear why Cozzens is being appointed or what role Piche might have going forward.