Vatican names Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski new head of Archdiocese of St. Louis

SPRINGFIELD (MA)
MassLive.com

June 10, 2020

By Patrick Johnson

Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, head of the Springfield Diocese since 2014, has been named archbishop for the St. Louis Diocese, the diocese announced Wednesday morning.

Rozanski has been tapped by Pope Francis to succeed Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson who is retiring. His installation is planned for March 25.

Rozanski is scheduled to be introduced to St. Louis at 11 a.m. Wednesday in a news conference that will be carried live over the Archdiocese of St. Louis page on Facebook.

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