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Ronald William Gainer (born August 24, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2023. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky from 2002 to 2014.
In 2014, Bishop Ronald William Gainer of the Diocese of Lexington was installed as the 11th bishop of Harrisburg. In 2014, Gainer introduced a new policy prohibiting girls at Catholic schools from participating in any wrestling, football, and rugby matches. [24]
On August 1, 2018, Bishop Ronald Gainer, McFadden's successor as bishop of Harrisburg, announced that the names of every bishop of Harrisburg from 1947 onward—including McFadden's -- will be removed from any building or room in the diocese named in their honor, due to their failure to protect victims from abuse. [17]
The August 2018 grand jury report includes all Pennsylvania dioceses except Philadelphia and Altoona–Johnstown, which had already issued earlier reports.. A grand jury investigation of Catholic Church sexual abuse in Pennsylvania lasted from 2016 to 2018, and investigated the history of clerical sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses.
On August 1, 2018, Bishop Ronald Gainer, Dattilo's successor as bishop of Harrisburg, announced that the names of every bishop of Harrisburg from 1947 onward—including Dattilo's -- would be removed from any building or room in the diocese named in their honor, due to their failure to protect victims from abuse. [4]
Following a days-long manhunt, Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old computer engineer from a well-off Maryland family, was arrested in Altoona, Pa. on Monday, and charged with second-degree murder in ...
On August 1, 2018, Bishop Ronald Gainer, the bishop of Harrisburg, announced that he was removing the names of every bishop of Harrisburg from 1947 onward—including Rhoades'—from any building or room in the diocese named in their honor. Gainer took this action due to the bishops' failures to protect parishioners from sexual abuse by clerics ...
Gainer was lined up on defense near the Liberty County sideline when the pair locked eyes. “Just a great athlete, and I gave him a head nod, and he looked, smiled and winked,” Tranquille said.