WASHINGTON (DC)
Catholc News Service
April 15, 2020
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, and named Father Kevin J. Sweeney, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, as his successor.
Bishop Serratelli is 75, the age at which canon requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope. Bishop-designate Sweeney, 50, will be the eighth bishop of Paterson.
The resignation and appointment were announced in Washington April 15 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio issued a congratulatory statement about Bishop-designate Sullivan’s appointment, saying, “I could not think of a better choice.”
As a priest, he has served the diocese for 22 years, Bishop DiMarzio said, “and is an outstanding example of a parish priest. I know he is a man of prayer and is a zealous advocate of vocations to the priesthood.”
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