Submitted on August 8, 2024
BRAINTREE, Mass. — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley and appointed Bishop Richard G. Henning of Providence, Rhode Island, to succeed him as the archdiocese’s 10th bishop and seventh archbishop. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington Aug. 5 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. According to the archdiocese, Archbishop-designate Henning will be installed Oct. 31. Cardinal O’Malley remains archbishop of Boston until that date. Archbishop-designate Henning expressed gratitude to the pope for the appointment, thanked the cardinal for his service to the Church and asked the faithful of the archdiocese to pray for him.
