Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, today named a new archbishop for the Archdiocese of Mobile. The pope has named Bishop Mark S. Rivituso, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 2017, as the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mobile.

The Most Rev. Mark S. Rivituso, who has served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 2017, has been appointed as the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mobile by Pope Leo XIV.63-year-old Archbishop-Designate Rivituso will succeed Archbishop Thomas J.

Pope Leo XIV urged new archbishops to help him foster unity in a church rich in diversity. Eight of those new archbishops are from the United States, and they spoke to Catholic News Service about how they can help promote fraternity in today’s polarized world.