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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, weeks after a Vatican investigation cleared him of sexual abuse allegations.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is 77. That's two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops.
Francis on Wednesday accepted DiMarzio's resignation and appointed Columbus, Ohio, Bishop Robert Brennan to take over in Brooklyn.
DiMarzio and Brennan held several events in Brooklyn Wednesday, including a welcome mass at St. Saviour Catholic Church, where Brennan was greeted by students of St. Saviour Catholic Academy and St. Saviour High School.
Speaking to reporters after the mass, Brennan said he was excited and joyful to meet with congregants and serve Brooklyn but that he is sad to leave Columbus.
"I hope is that we can live the faith joyfully and that we can proclaim the Lord authentically, credibly, joyfully," Brennand said.
"I often say, 'The world needs joyful, credible witnesses of Christ.' We've got it here in our young people, don't we? So, that's my hope," he added.
On Sept. 1, the New York church announced that the Vatican had closed its case against DiMarzio after an investigation concluded the allegations against him didn't have "the semblance of truth."
Two men had separately claimed DiMarzio abused them a half-century ago in New Jersey.

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