ATLANTA – Atlanta’s new archbishop will be installed Wednesday in a Mass that will blaze a new path through old traditions, Catholic leaders say.
Inside the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, a small number of the priests and others in attendance will look on from a choir loft so as not to violate social distancing practices.
The handful of others in attendance will be seated strategically in the church's main naive, well away from the alter, Deacon Dennis Dorner said Tuesday.
Instead of hugs, priests will give applause as Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer becomes the new leader of the Catholic Church in Atlanta. “One of the challenges was just keeping the tradition but figuring out how to do that without having all the people there who