Breaking: Lansing, Michigan diocese to get new bishop tomorrow

This notification is circulating the diocese today, sent by the Lansing Director of Communications:

"Bishop Carl F. Mengeling, fourth Bishop of Lansing, cordially invites you to attend a media conference at 10:30am, Wednesday, February 27 at St. Mary Cathedral Parish Hall, 219 Seymour Avenue, Lansing, where you will be introduced to the fifth Bishop of Lansing."

As a former (six year) resident of the diocese, I'm paying especially close attention.

Rocco (who had the drop on me by 47 minutes) adds "Early word says they're keeping it in the province." If they stay within the diocese, my top pick would be the chancellor, Msgr. Steven Raica (2nd from the right).

If they stay within the province, Bishop John M Quinn, an auxiliary of Detroit since 2003, is the prelate I've heard mentioned most frequently. His bio is available here (PDF), and coat of arms description here (PDF).

Updates as soon as I hear them....

update: "chancery grunt" in the combox below may have picked up on something I missed:

"I suspect that Rocco's posting, as always, has a hidden clue. Particularly the way he writes that "Earl-y word says they're keeping it in the province."

That would seem to indicate Bishop Earl Boyea, auxiliary of Detroit and titular bishop of Siccenna."

Bp. Boyea would be an excellent pick, from what I've seen and heard of him. His bio and Coat of Arms (PDFs).

related: "The future of the Michigan episcopate"

update 2: Lansing Journal adds some context (excerpts):

After waiting more than two years for the Vatican to accept his resignation, the Rev. Carl Mengeling is stepping down as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing.

The new bishop with be the fifth to serve in the 10-county Diocese of Lansing, which includes more than 200,000 Catholics.

Mengeling, who came to Lansing from Indiana, was ordained as bishop in January 1996.

Mengeling, now 77, had surgery for bladder cancer last spring. The surgery removed all the cancer and he did not need chemotherapy or radiation. He returned to work after recovering from the surgery.