Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond was named the 14th Archbishop of New Orleans by Pope Benedict the XVI, and installed on August 22, 2009, at St. Louis Cathedral.  He is the first New Orleans native to become the archbishop of this great city.

After being ordained to the priesthood in 1975, he served as a parish priest and high school teacher. He was appointed to the faculty of Notre Dame Seminary in 1981 as the director of Pastoral Education and a professor of Pastoral Counseling and Homiletics. He served in this capacity until 1986, when he was appointed president/rector of Notre Dame Seminary; he served as rector for 14 years. Bishop Aymond was ordained auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Jan. 10, 1997 and the titular bishop of the Diocese of Acolla. He was appointed as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Austin on June 2, 2000, and became the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Austin on Jan. 2, 2001. Click here to learn more about Archbishop Aymond.