Overview

• Checchio, 59, will serve alongside Archbishop Gregory Aymond with the right of succession.
• The archdiocese said Aymond will remain in office until the bankruptcy case and related matters are resolved.
• Survivors are scheduled to vote by late October on the $230 million settlement proposal, which would take effect if two-thirds approve.
• Checchio has led the Diocese of Metuchen since 2016 and previously directed the Pontifical North American College in Rome for a decade.
• He holds key U.S. bishops’ conference finance posts and managed Metuchen’s response after the McCarrick abuse revelations.