Warsaw also continues in his role as the global network's CEO.

Doug Keck, executive vice president, has succeeded him as president. Keck continues in his role as chief operating officer, a post he has held since 2009.

The EWTN board of governors voted to promote the two executives during a recent board meeting.

Warsaw joined EWTN in 1991 and has held senior management positions in the areas of television production, satellite operations and technical services. With the network's 2011 acquisition of the American National Catholic Register, he became the paper's publisher.

Keck has been with EWTN since 1996 and has been responsible for overseeing the network's television, radio and Internet programming and production. As COO he has had an expanded role in the day-to-day operations. He also is host of the EWTN's Bookmark program.

His 35 years of experience in media includes holding senior-level positions with Rainbow programming, then part of Cablevision, and with regional sports and news networks. Keck got his start in radio in the New York area.

As board chairman Warsaw succeeds the late Deacon Bill Steltemeier, founding president of ETWN, who died last February following a lengthy illness. Warsaw had earlier succeeded him as CEO when the deacon retired from that post in 2009.

Steltemeier was a close associate of Mother Angelica, the network's foundress. When she retired from active leadership of EWTN in March 2000, Steltemeier became board chairman and CEO. After he retired as CEO, he continued to serve as chairman of the board of governors until his death.