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The Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano embraces the Most Reverend John S. Bonnici as he introduces him and announces his resignation as Bishop of Rochester during a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at the Bishop Hickey Conference Center. Bonnici then addressed the gathering.
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He is slated to be replaced by the Most Rev. John Bonnici, who previously served as an auxiliary bishop for New York. The switch comes in the wake of a massive sexual abuse scandal, and a $246 million settlement.
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