The bishop from New Jersey began his first day in New Orleans, the day he would be introduced as the city's archbishop in waiting, with an early morning stroll to church.

Just a few blocks from the Archdiocese of New Orleans headquarters on Walmsley Avenue, the Rev. Patrick Carr was holding his 7 a.m. Wednesday Mass at St. Rita Catholic Church. The Most Rev. James Checchio, the unassuming Metuchen, New Jersey bishop who had arrived in the city just the day before, poked his head in.

"I was so pleased to see so many people," said Checchio. "Different ages and diverse backgrounds, people dressed in suits going to work, young people."

It was Checchio's first stop during a whirlwind visit to his new home. By the end of the day, he had been introduced to New Orleans as the newly named Co

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