CHICAGO (IL)
NBC Chicago
[with video]
By Mary Ann Ahern
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington the next Chicago Archbishop, The Associated Press reported.
The announcment was made Saturday morning by the Chicago Archdiocese.
Cupich will succeed Cardinal Francis George, 77, who announced several months ago that he wanted to begin the process of finding his replacement after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
According to the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Cupich, 65, was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Omaha in 1975. He was named Bishop of the Rapid City, South Dakota Archdiocese in 1998 before taking over the Spokane position in 2010.
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