Archbishop of New Orleans
On June 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named then-Bishop Aymond of Austin as the 14th Archbishop of New Orleans. He was installed as Archbishop of New Orleans on August 20, 2009, at the Saint Louis Cathedral. He continues, within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to chair the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People and sits on the Committees for Campus Ministry, Education, Laity, and World Missions. In an elaborate ceremony in 2009 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the pallium upon Aymond.
Archbishop Aymond faces challenges in "the aftermath of years of sex scandals and the unpopular consolidation of parishes and closing of churches for economic reasons" as phrased by Kevin McGill of the Associated Press. Even so he said, "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would come back here as bishop" on 2009 June 12. Shortly after his appointment as Archbishop, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests issued a statement claiming he only "postures as someone who takes clergy sex crimes seriously."
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