Pope Francis has named a new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, a bishop from Arizona who was introduced to the community Tuesday at a Sacred Heart Major Seminary news conference and joked about the contrast in the weather.

Pope Francis appointed Wednesday morning a new leader of the Catholic Church in metro Detroit, naming Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the next archbishop of Detroit, replacing Allen Vigneron.

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Bishop Edward Weisenburger, 64, as the archbishop-elect to succeed 76-year-old Archbishop Allen Vigneron. Weisenburger will be fully installed as the new archbishop during a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on March 18.