Knights of Columbus Welcomes Archbishop Leonard Blair to Hartford

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Oct 29, 2013, 10:01 ET

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Supreme Knight Carl Anderson:

"As an organization headquartered in the Archdiocese of Hartford, the Knights of Columbus is pleased to welcome our new Archbishop – His Excellency Leonard Blair. Throughout his time in Michigan, at the Vatican and most recently in Ohio, our Archbishop-designate has shown himself to be a quintessential pastor and shepherd. We thank Pope Francis for this outstanding appointment and stand ready to assist our new Archbishop in whatever ways we can. As our brother Knight for more than 19 years, we hope he will find in this appointment something of a homecoming."

SOURCE Knights of Columbus