New bishops

The Holy Father has today appointed Bishop Wilton D. Gregory as the new Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia (USA), after accepting the retirement of Archbishop John Francis Donoghue. Bishop Gregory had been Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, and until last month President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Holy Father also appointed Monsignor Michael J. Bransfield, Rector of the National Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C, as the new Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia (USA), after accepting the retirement of Bishop Bernard William Schmidt.