Boston’s Catholics have a new leader in Henning, as Cardinal O’Malley retires

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Incoming Archbishop Richard Henning watches as priests walk past him into the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has a new leader for the first time in over 20 years.

Richard Henning was installed as archbishop Thursday afternoon at Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He’s replacing Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who announced his retirement in early August.

Henning spent the last year as the bishop of Providence, Rhode Island. Before that, he served as an auxiliary bishop on Long Island, New York.

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Bishop Richard Henning strikes the door of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross before entering for the ceremony to install him as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

During his remarks at the installation Mass, Henning said since coming to Boston, he gets asked one question more than any other: “Have you ever been, are you now, or will you ever be a Red Sox fan?” he said…

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