New appointment for the Bishop
By Clayton Kelley
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to become the next bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.
The appointment was announced by the Vatican on Sept. 17. Cahill will become the seventh bishop of Joliet, which serves Catholics in seven counties southwest of Chicago.
Cahill was appointed bishop of Victoria by Pope Francis in 2015. During his years in Victoria, Cahill has been…