Coyne takes helm as archbishop of Hartford; Blair says goodbye after 10 years

Archbishop Christopher Coyne officially succeeded Archbishop Leonard Blair on Wednesday as the spiritual leader of 469,000 Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

“After a year of listening and learning the joys and the hopes, the griefs and anxieties of God’s People here in Hartford, I am excited to set out with you on this new stage of our journey together as Church,” Coyne said in a statement.

Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023. He had served as  bishop of the Diocese of Burlington...