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	Pilarczyk Must Submit Resignation The Enquirer August 12, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090812/NEWS01/308110069/Pilarczyk+must+submit+resignation Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, the country's longest-serving archbishop, turns 75 today and is required under church law to submit his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI. It's not certain when or if the pontiff will accept Pilarczyk's resignation. The Vatican could keep him on indefinitely. The archbishop of Cincinnati since 1982, Pilarczyk has led the 19-county archdiocese through priest child abuse scandals, a priest shortage and the mergers of some parishes. Last fall, the Pope named Dennis Schnurr, the former bishop of Duluth, as "coadjutor" archbishop and Pilarczyk's heir apparent. Pilarczyk has told the Enquirer Schnurr's arrival makes it less likely he will remain long beyond his expected retirement date.
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