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A former head of Harvard Divinity School (HDS) will return to Boston in January to lead the city’s Catholic Charities, the Archdiocese of Boston announced Friday.
J. Bryan Hehir, currently president of Catholic Charities USA, will head back to Boston after only two years in his post at the helm of the national service organization.
Hehir was the first Catholic leader of HDS, serving from 1999 to 2001. In his new role, he will also serve as cabinet secretary for social services and director of social services for the archdiocese.
The search for a successor to Joseph Doolin, who announced in June that he would retire at the end of the year, was cut short when Archbishop Sean O’Malley placed Hehir’s name at the top of the list, according to Chair of the Board...
“It’s pretty clear that Father Hehir raises the level of play in terms of what the thought process around Catholic Charities is,” Finnegan said. “He is a renowned person.”