Pope Francis names Bishop Coyne as new coadjutor archbishop of Hartford
HARTFORD (CT)
Catholic News Agency - EWTN [Denver CO]
June 26, 2023
By Courtney Mares
Read original articleVatican City – Pope Francis appointed Bishop Christopher Coyne as a coadjutor archbishop of Hartford on Monday.
As coadjutor, Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford archdiocese and should succeed him as archbishop upon his retirement, expected once Blair turns 75 next year.
Coyne has led the Diocese of Burlington, Vermont since 2015. The 65-year-old bishop previously served as the auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis from 2011 to 2015.
As bishop of Burlington, Coyne removed an unvaccinated pastor from his parish in 2022 for refusing to wear a face mask and be regularly tested for COVID-19, spoke out against a state bill that threatened the seal of the confessional, and formed a lay review committee to investigate personnel files relating to sexual abuse of minors by priests in 2018.
Originally from Woburn, Massachusetts, Coyne worked as a bartender for two…
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