SPRINGFIELD (MA)
New England Public Radio
June 10, 2020
By Adam Frenier
Springfield Roman Catholic Bishop Mitchell Rozanski is leaving western Massachusetts to become the Archbishop of St. Louis. The announcement was made by the Vatican on Wednesday.
Rozanski came to Springfield from his native Baltimore in 2014. During a Wednesday morning press conference in St. Louis, Rozanski said he was grateful to the people of western Massachusetts “for their welcome to me when I first arrived, for their collaboration with me over these six years.”
“I want them to know,” he continued, “they are in my prayers as they now experience this time of transition.”
During Rozanski’s tenure, the Springfield Diocese faced criticism from the Hampden District Attorney for not turning over all claims of clergy sexual abuse for investigation.
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