Pope Benedict XVI Appoints
Very Reverend David M. OConnell, C.M.,
As Coadjutor Bishop of Trenton

As Coadjutor Bishop, Bishop-elect OConnell will automatically become head of the four county Diocese of Trenton when Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Bishop John M. Smith as required by canon law at a date yet to be determined.

Bishop-elect OConnell will be ordained to episcopacy on July 30, 2010 in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Trenton. Bishop Smith will introduce Bishop-elect OConnell at a press conference on June 4, 2010 in the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Lawrenceville.

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