NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named a successor to embattled New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million proposed settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse amid an ongoing bankruptcy process.

Bishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, was immediately confronted with the scandal and his soon-to-be predecessor's record, at a news conference announcing his appointment. As coadjutor bishop of New Orleans, Checchio is in line to automatically succeed Aymond when he retires.

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