Pope Francis appoints Thomas Daly as new Catholic Bishop of Spokane

WASHINGTON
The Spokesman-Review

John Stucke The Spokesman-Review

Pope Francis has appointed Thomas Daly as the new Catholic Bishop of Spokane.

The announcement was made early Thursday. Details will be released during a 9 a.m. press conference.

Daly, 54, succeeds Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, who left Spokane last fall to lead the nation’s third largest diocese.

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