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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]
Bishop Year Consecrated Diocese/Jurisdiction Notes Leonard W. Riches: 1975 X RE Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Retired as bishop ordinary, 2008. Presiding Bishop, Reformed Episcopal Church, 1996–2014. Deceased 2024. William C. Wantland: 1980 IV Eau Claire – Fort Worth (asst.). Retired. C. FitzSimons Allison: 1980 XII South Carolina (retired ...
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.
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By the 1970s the chapel had fallen into serious disrepair and a group of parishioners formed a committee to raise funds to restore it. On April 7, 1972, the pastor of Most Holy Name approached Bishop Leonard of Pittsburgh and asked for his approval of this effort. Permission was granted, and the restoration was undertaken completely by donation.
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.
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Under her leadership, the church purchased the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital located 1512-1514 on 15th street in the city of Philadelphia. Today the building has been named, The Elmira Jeffries Memorial Home. On Monday, June 15, 1964, she died. Mary E. Jackson served as Senior Bishop, Presiding Prelate, and President from 1964 to 1983.