Cincinnati has a new Coadjutor – Queen City resident and blogger Rich Leonardi has details.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s new coadjutor is Dennis Marion Schnurr, bishop since 2001 of Duluth, Minn. As coadjutor, Archbishop Pilarczyk remains the ordinary, but upon his retirement Archbishop-designate Schnurr will automatically succeed him. Here is the announcement in Italian. Bishop Schnurr turned 60 last June, has a degree in canon law, served both the apostolic nunciature and bishops conference, and was executive director of World Youth Day in Denver in 1993 (which earned him the title of Monsignor.)

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