Brothers, we have a new Knight in town!
Archbishop-designate Weisenburger started his career in 1987 in Oklahoma City. He was named Bishop of Salina, Kansas by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, and in 2017 became Bishop of Tucson.
As required by Church law, Archbishop Vigneron submitted his resignation to the Holy Father when he turned 75 on October 21, 2023. Pope Francis has named him to serve as apostolic administrator of Detroit until Archbishop-elect Weisenburger’s installation.
The new archbishop Weisenburger will be installed at a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 2:00 p.m. on March 18.
The Archdiocese of Detroit is the largest archdiocese in Michigan and encompasses 3,903 square miles of six counties in southeast Michigan: Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. There are more than 900,000 self-identifying Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit who are served by 213 parishes and 81 elementary and high schools.
“Despite the challenge of leaving my happy home in the Diocese of Tucson, I promise the good people of the Archdiocese of Detroit my all,” Archbishop-designate Weisenburger said.
Let’s welcome our new Archbishop (and fellow Brother) with our prayers and actions.
