Thursday, December 11, 2008

Cincinnati Archdiocese welcomes coadjutor

Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk has welcomed new coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr at a special mass and ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.

The appointment of Archbishop Schnurr is Pope Benedict XVI's way of "expressing the love of the Lord for this portion of his people," Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk told the gathered congregation.

Catholic News Service reports that more than 170 priests, 11 archbishops and bishops, and a capacity crowd of laity filled the church to welcome the new coadjutor archbishop, who was bishop of Duluth, Minn., when he was appointed to his new job Oct. 17.

The liturgy was made more special by the presence of 24 members of Archbishop Schnurr's family, who traveled from Iowa, Nebraska and Pennsylvania to be with him as he concluded his first week in Cincinnati.

In his homily, Archbishop Pilarczyk noted that the day's readings shared a theme: an admonition that people pay attention.

"We all need to hear this message from time to time simply because it's so easy not to pay attention to the Lord Jesus," he said.
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