Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond on Wednesday, formally installing James F. Checchio as ...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond's retirement became official on Feb. 11, 2026 when Pope Leo formally accepted his resignation.

Most Reverend James Checchio will take over as Archbishop of New Orleans on Ash Wednesday ...

The formal hand-off from Archbishop Gregory Aymond comes as the Roman Catholic church's long-running bankruptcy comes to an ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond is pictured in a 2017 file photo distributing Communion during the closing Mass of ...

Archbishop James F. Checchio to celebrate first Mass as leader of the archdiocese on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18.

The meetings are among the 'nonmonetary' provisions that the local Roman Catholic church agreed to last year in a nearly $300 million settlement with hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors.

Pope Leo XIV has officially accepted the resignation of Archbishop of New Orleans, Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond.

Series of meetings is mandated by $305m settlement agreement for 600 survivors of decades-long abuse scandal ...

James Checchio replaces Gregory Aymond, who served past mandatory retirement age ...

Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop James Checchio coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed the 76-year-old Archbishop Gregory Aymond upon his retirement.