OKC Archdiocese Gets New Archbishop

Image from The OKLAHOMAN.

Our Archdiocese of Oklahoma City received a new Archbishop this past week, the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley. The Archdiocese of OKC includes 46 counties in western Oklahoma and includes the Archdiocese of OKC, the Diocese of Tulsa and the Diocese of Little Rock.

• Read the Tulsa World Article to find basic facts about the ceremony...be sure to click "see full article."
• Read Blogger Rocco Palmo's (Author of the blog Whispers in the Loggia) article from the December announcement of the archbishop's appointment. This man is interesting. I have not heard of him, but it looks like he has been writing Catholic news stories for a long time.
• Read NewsOk's story about Coakley's path to priesthood. Part of it was inspired by a tragedy during his college years.
• See NewsOk's photo coverage of the ceremony here.
• Read the Kansas Eagle's article about the bishops from Witchita. It has some great information about how Bishops are selected.