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The next bishop of Pittsburgh was Auxiliary Bishop Donald Wuerl from the Archdiocese of Seattle, appointed by John Paul II in 1988. [12] Despite the financial condition of the diocese, Wuerl decided to expand health services. Wuerl worked with hospitals and community groups to create a group home for people suffering from HIV/AIDS. In 2003 ...
Tuigg was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on January 11, 1876. [3] On March 19, 1876, he was consecrated bishop of Pittsburgh by Archbishop James Frederick Bryan Wood. [2] Upon his accession he found that the Panic of 1873 had left the diocese's property and finances in disarray. Yet Tuigg extricated the diocese from its ...
After Bishop Wright was named to head the Congregation for the Clergy, Leonard was appointed the ninth bishop of Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969. [4] During his tenure, he became one of the first bishops in the United States to make his diocesan financial reports public, and established a due-process system to allow Catholics to appeal any ...
David Allen Zubik (/ ˈ z uː b ɪ k / ZOO-bik; born September 4, 1949) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Pittsburgh since 2007. He previously served as Bishop of Green Bay from 2003 to 2007, and as Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1997 to 2003.
Waltersheid was appointed auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh with the titular see of California by Pope Benedict XVI on February 25, 2011. On March 11, 2011, Waltersheid was appointed as episcopal vicar for clergy and secretary for clergy. He was consecrated by Bishop David Zubik on April 25, 2011, at St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh. [3]
On November 14, 1967, Appleyard was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh on the second ballot during a special diocesan convention. He was consecrated bishop on February 10, 1968, by Presiding Bishop John E. Hines in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Paul since Trinity Cathedral could not be used due to fire damage from the previous summer. [2]
Winter submitted his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh when he reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops of 75. It was accepted by Pope John Paul II on May 20, 2005. [1] At the time of his resignation, Winter was recognized by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for confirming an estimated 45,000 Catholics. [5]
On June 16, 1921, Boyle was appointed the sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh by Pope Benedict XV. [5] He received his episcopal consecration on June 29, 1921, from Bishop Canevin, with Bishops Philip R. McDevitt and John McCort serving as co-consecrators.