A clergyman with ties to the Hudson Valley has been named the next archbishop of the Rochester Diocese.
The appointment of Bishop John Bonnici was announced by Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday.
Bonnici was ordained as a priest in 1991 and served as parochial vicar for two years at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Elmsford.
For 20 years, he was an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. He also served as parochial administrator at St. Mary’s Parish in Washingtonville and was pastor at St. Augustine Parish and Saints John and Paul Parish in Larchmont.
He will be installed as bishop of Rochester in March.