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When Shanahan died in 1886 after 18 years as bishop, the diocese had 51 priests, 51 churches, 75 chapels and missions, three orphanages, 29 parochial schools, and a Catholic population over 35,000. [11] The second bishop of Harrisburg was Reverend Thomas McGovern of Philadelphia, named by Pope Leo XIII in 1888.
Timothy Christian Senior (born March 22, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania since 2023. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2023, as well as rector and later chancellor of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Pennsylvania.
On January 24, 2014, Gainer was appointed the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg by Pope Francis. [8] He was installed on March 19, 2014, in the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Harrisburg. As of November 2020, Gainer was serving as chair of the Cross Catholic Outreach, [9] an international charity. Gainer currently serves as the president ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Harrisburg" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The Diocese of Saint Petersburg was erected in 1968 with Charles Borromeo McLaughlin (701) as its first bishop (cathedral pictured.) Bishop Justin Najmy (731) was named the first apostolic exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States in 1968 (cathedral pictured.) Humberto Sousa Medeiros (733) was cardinal and archbishop of ...
On November 21, 1989, Dattilo was appointed the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg by Pope John Paul II. [2] He received his episcopal consecration on January 26, 1990, from Archbishop Anthony Bevilacqua, with Bishops William Keeler and Donald Wuerl serving as co-consecrators, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Harrisburg.
Waltersheid was ordained a priest at St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg by Bishop Nicholas Dattilo for the Diocese of Harrisburg on July 11, 1992. [3] After his ordination, Waltersheid returned to Rome for further studies. He was awarded a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology from the Gregorian University in 1993. [1] [2]
On March 3, 1868, Shanahan was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Harrisburg by Pope Pius IX. [2] He received his episcopal consecration on July 12, 1868, from Bishop James Frederick Wood, with Bishops John McGill and Michael Domenec serving as co-consecrators, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.