Paterson, N.J., bishop retires; pope names Brooklyn priest as successor

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Paterson, N.J., bishop retires; pope names Brooklyn priest as successor

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — 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 eight bishop of Paterson, New Jersey. Paterson.

The resignation and appointment were announced in Washington April 15 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

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