ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson is retiring.
Pope Francis has named Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski as the 11th bishop and 10th archbishop of St. Louis. The 61-year-old Rozanski is a Baltimore native who has served as Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts since 2014.
“I am honored to have served as leader of the Archdiocese of St. Louis for more than a decade,” said Archbishop Carlson. “This large and generous community of faithful Catholics will continue to encourage me in my faith journey, and I know that Bishop Rozanski will cherish his new ministry. I am confident in the future of God’s strong Church in St. Louis with Archbishop-elect Rozanski as its shepherd.”