Bishop James Checchio’s recent appointment as Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans marks a significant new chapter in a distinguished vocation of service. From his beginnings in Camden, New Jersey, to parish ministry, leadership roles within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and nine years guiding the Diocese of Metuchen, Bishop Checchio prepares to bring that same energy and devotion to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV this morning appointed Bishop James F. Checchio, bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, as the Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans. According to the Church's Canon Law, a "Coadjutor" bishop is appointed to assist the diocesan bishop until his retirement