O'Malley, 80, has been Archbishop of Boston since 2003, when he succeeded Cardinal Bernard Law, who had resigned at the height of the church sex abuse scandal. Pope Francis officially accepted his ...

BRAINTREE- Bishop Richard Henning of Providence has been selected to succeed Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, who helped lead the Archdiocese of Boston out of the priest sexual abuse scandal that ...

O’Malley and Henning spoke from the archdiocese’s Pastoral Center in Braintree after Pope Francis named Henning as Boston’s next archbishop. Henning, 59, will be the 10th bishop and seventh ...

O’Malley served more than 20 years as Boston’s archbishop. ... including our priests, religious, deacons, and laity we welcome Archbishop-elect Richard Henning,” O’Malley said.

The current bishop of Providence, Richard Henning, will succeed O'Malley, the Holy See's press office announced Monday. The 59-year-old Henning has been in his current role since May 2023.

In remarks after Pope Francis accepted his resignation, Cardinal Seán O’Malley touted his successor, Archbishop-elect Richard Henning, as someone who “brings the heart of a pastor” to the role.

EDISON - During the next 16 months as he prepares to step down from his position, Superintendent of Schools Richard O'Malley will be focused on one major issue — school safety.

He is replacing O'Malley, who is retiring after more than 20 years as archbishop. He was joined at the installation by 1,400 guests, including more than 50 bishops and nearly 500 priests.

Henning is taking the helm from Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who is retiring after serving as archbishop of the nation’s fourth-largest archdiocese for 21 challenging years.

Cardinal Sean O'Malley at the archdiocese offices in Braintree in 2012. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Sean O’Malley as archbishop of Boston and ...

Richard Henning was installed as archbishop Thursday afternoon at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He's replacing Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who announced his retirement in early August.