Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron speaks at the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore in this June 11, 2019, file photo. Bishop Barron has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minn.

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron speaks at the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore in this June 11, 2019, file photo. Bishop Barron has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minn. CNS photo/Bob Roller

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles.

Bishop Quinn, who has headed the Diocese of Winona-Rochester for 13 years, is 76. Canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation to the pope when they turn 75.

Bishop Barron, 62, is a Chicago native who has been a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop since 2015. He also is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.

The changes were announced in Washington June 2 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.

The Diocese of Winona-Rochester comprises 20 counties in southern Minnesota and has a Catholic population of 132,825.

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