Bishop Robert W. Finn made the announcement late last week.

The paper reported that the appontment of Graves was part of a comprehensive five-point plan to address recent allegations of a priest who possessed child pornography.

The paper noted that Graves, who is not Catholic, said: “They want to make this a model diocese for the rest of the country.”

Graves served as U.S. Attorney from 2001 to 2006. He was initially on a list of 12 U.S. Attorneys slated to be fired in what became a highly politicized situation in the Bush years. He resigned March 24, 2006.