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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]
– I RE Mid-America: Presiding Bishop, Reformed Episcopal Church, 2014-2016; deceased 2016. [1] Richard Boyce: 1986 I RE West: Retired 2011, deceased 2020. John-David Schofield: 1988 IV San Joaquin: Retired 2011, deceased 2013. Edward H. MacBurney: 1988 VII Quincy: Retired 1994; translated to ACNA, 2009; deceased 2022 Andrew H. Fairfield: 1989
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Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. [11] He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and was the host of Catholicism, a documentary TV series about Catholicism that aired on PBS.
John Joseph Wright (July 18, 1909 – August 10, 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1969 until his death. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1959 to 1969 and as Bishop of Worcester from 1950 to 1959. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
Most nations with large Catholic populations in non-missionary geographical areas propose and elect native-born clergy to the episcopacy. An exception to this rule is the United States, which has a significant number of foreign-born bishops, with most serving as auxiliaries in culturally diverse dioceses.
Leonard resigned as bishop of Pittsburgh in 1983, due to arthritis. [28] Pope John Paul II then named Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua of the Diocese of Brooklyn as the tenth bishop of Pittsburgh that same year. [12] In 1986, Bevilacqua banned women from participating in the Holy Thursday foot-washing service.