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Savannah Bishop Picked By Pope To Lead Archdiocese

By Baqeer March 5, 2020 No Comments

Pope Francis on Thursday named Gregory Hartmayer, the Roman Catholic bishop of Savannah, to lead the Atlanta archdiocese and its 100 parishes and 1.2 million Catholics.

Hartmayer, 68, an ordained priest of the Franciscan order, said on the Diocese of Savannah’s Facebook page that he was grateful and honored by the trust and confidence that he (the Pope) has placed in me.

Hartmayer succeeds Archbishop Wilton Gregory who was appointed to head the Archdiocese of Washington in early 2019 after serving Atlanta for almost 15 years.

At a news conference in Smyrna, Georgia early Tuesday, Hartmayer said of Gregory, “I cannot possibly fill his shoes. I will have to walk in my own shoes.’’