Jim Goodness (973) 497-4186 goodneja@rcan.org

For Release :  September 27, 2001

Archbishop John J. Myers to be Installed as Head of the Archdiocese of Newark
The Most Rev. John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D. will be officially installed as the Archbishop of Newark on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St, Newark. Pope John Paul II appointed Archbishop Myers as the fifth Archbishop of Newark on July 24, 2001. He has most recently served as the Bishop of Peoria.

In addition, on October 8, at 7:30 p.m., the day before his installation, Archbishop Myers will lead in prayer the Bishops, priests, religious and laity of the Archdiocese during Evening Vespers at the Cathedral Basilica.

The official installation ceremony will take place on October 9 at the Cathedral Basilica during the Mass of Installation. The Mass will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the procession consisting of two Cardinals, 42 Bishops, and some 200 priests and deacons from the Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Peoria and other dioceses. During the Mass, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will read the Vatican mandate naming Archbishop Myers as the Archbishop of Newark.

Archbishop Myers succeeds Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, who was named Archbishop of Washington on November 21, 2000.

Attention: Planning Editors/Religion Reporters
To attend either one or both events, please contact the Office of Communications & Public Relations at (973) 497-4190, by Thursday October 4, 2001. If you do not RSVP, you will not be given the needed credentials to cover either event.

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