UPDATE: Pope names Bishop Coyne of Vermont, as coadjutor archbishop of Hartford, Conn.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, as coadjutor archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut.

Now-Archbishop Coyne, who turned 65 June 17, has headed the statewide Burlington Diocese since his installation Jan. 29, 2015. Before that, he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis from 2011 to 2015.

He will serve alongside Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, 74, who has served as Hartford's fifth archbishop since he was install

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