Pope names new archbishop of Washington DC
VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) Pope Benedict today named Donald W Wuerl, bishop of Pittsburgh, to be the new archbishop of Washington DC the Vatican said.
Wuerl succeeds Cardinal Theodore E McCarrick, who is resigning for reasons of age, the Vatican said.
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Story first published: Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 16:41 [IST]