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New Orleans will have a new Archbishop, Most Reverend James F. Checchio
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:16 am
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:16 am
New Archbishop of New Orleans
Archbishop Aymond turned 75 recently which is the normal time they step down. Vatican asked him to stay through the end of the bankruptcy proceedings for Archdiocese. Wanted to clarify that this is something that was expected.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend James F. Checchio, bishop of Metuchen, as Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.
The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond is the current archbishop of New Orleans, and the appointment as coadjutor archbishop confers on Bishop Checchio the right of succession for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Archbishop Aymond turned 75 recently which is the normal time they step down. Vatican asked him to stay through the end of the bankruptcy proceedings for Archdiocese. Wanted to clarify that this is something that was expected.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 7:21 am
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Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:18 am to STEVED00
Checcio has a villa in Tuscany for rent.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 7:30 am
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:18 am to STEVED00
Hopefully he's not a pedo protector.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:27 am to STEVED00
I wonder how he feels about Mickey Loomis
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:28 am to STEVED00
What is "Most Reverend"?
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:33 am to chryso
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What is "Most Reverend"?
It's the title/honorific of a Bishop
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:41 am to STEVED00
Bruh has to leave a nice area of New Jersey for dogshit New Orleans and take over a diocese in the middle of bankruptcy and sex abuse scandals. What did he do to get that Cardinal pissed at him
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:42 am to The Mick
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Hopefully he's not a pedo protector.
Apparently Aymond gets to keep those duties along with sucking up to Gayle & Mickey
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:46 am to Upperdecker
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Bruh has to leave a nice area of New Jersey for dogshit New Orleans and take over a diocese in the middle of bankruptcy and sex abuse scandals. What did he do to get that Cardinal pissed at him
Aymond will remain Archbishop through finalization of bankruptcy. There is an age limit where Archbishop submit their resignation and Aymond just recently hit that age.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:53 am to STEVED00
Relatively young… 59 yrs old. He will be here for a while, or he will be the first Nola Archbishop to be promoted in a long time.
Not much of a pastoral history. Been an admin almost his entire career. Extensive finance background which I guess makes sense considering he will need to deal with post bankruptcy issues.
No known connections to the area.
Not much of a pastoral history. Been an admin almost his entire career. Extensive finance background which I guess makes sense considering he will need to deal with post bankruptcy issues.
No known connections to the area.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:54 am to LSUFanHouston
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Extensive finance background which I guess makes sense considering he will need to deal with post bankruptcy issues.
And running the Saints organization
Posted on 9/24/25 at 7:56 am to STEVED00
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Aymond will remain Archbishop through finalization of bankruptcy. There is an age limit where Archbishop submit their resignation and Aymond just recently hit that age.
I get that but getting transplanted from a nice area to this dumpster fire, even with the bankruptcy proceedings behind it, seems like a punishment
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:02 am to GruntbyAssociation
There are no houses to rent in all of Tuscany.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:02 am to DVA Tailgater
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And running the Saints organization
They could use the help imo
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:04 am to Upperdecker
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I get that but getting transplanted from a nice area to this dumpster fire, even with the bankruptcy proceedings behind it, seems like a punishment
I am pretty sure he will do all right.
French Quarter parsonage, free tickets to the owners suite to Saints and Pelicans games, probably access to some retreat cabin on the Northshore, etc.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:06 am to STEVED00
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Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Fun fact, I randomly met this guy at a barber shop in DC one time. I had no idea what a “nuncio” was until that day.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:07 am to Tarps99
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French Quarter parsonage, free tickets to the owners suite to Saints and Pelicans games, probably access to some retreat cabin on the Northshore, etc.
Don't forget the access to Jesuit and St. Paul's boys, if he's like the rest of the archdiocese
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 8:09 am
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:09 am to STEVED00
A human being gets promoted in their field of work. More news at 6.
This post was edited on 9/24/25 at 8:10 am
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:18 am to Upperdecker
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seems like a punishment
The church does this; what seems like punishment on the outside is preparation for something bigger later on.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 8:20 am to Tarps99
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free tickets to the owners suite to Saints and Pelicans games
I was waiting for someone to say watching those teams in their current state might be an act of contrition or penance.
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