These photos were taken during the press conference on April 29 in Seattle, where Archbishop Paul Etienne, of Anchorage, was announced as the new coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle. Archbishop Etienne will eventually succeed Archbishop Peter Sartain as the archbishop of Seattle.
The following press release was issued on April 29. It explains why Archbishop Etienne is headed to Seattle to eventually succeed Archbishop Peter Sartain as the new archbishop of Seattle.
Archbishop Paul Etienne will hold a press conference in Seattle at 10 a.m. Alaska time to discuss his new assignment as the coadjutor archbishop of Seattle.
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is moving to Washington State after being named coadjutor archbishop of Seattle. The text below is from the announcement on his blog earlier this morning.