Pope Francis announced on Wednesday that he has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, according to a news release.

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr resigned from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, according to the United Conference of Catholic Bishops (UCCB). The resignation and appointment was made public in Washington D.C. by Cardinal Christophe Pierre.

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The head of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has resigned. Pope Francis announced Wednesday he has accepted the resignation of the archbishop, the Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr. The Most Reverend Robert G. Casey has been named as his successor.

Most Rev. Bishop Robert Casey, currently serving as Vicar General at the Archdiocese of Chicago, prepares to take on a new role as the Archbishop of Cincinnati.

Pope Francis has accepted Archbishop Dennis Schnurr's resignation and named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey as his replacement

Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, 76, and of Bishop R. Walker Nickless, 77.

In one of three episcopal appointments in the United States announced on Feb. 12, Pope Francis has appointed a successor to Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, who has had a checkered tenure, and has been battling cancer since last May.