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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 ]
Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States.It was founded in 1918 as "Catholic High School" in Harrisburg and renamed in 1957 to honor the memory of the Most Reverend Philip R. McDevitt, fourth bishop of Harrisburg and founder of the school.
Jay Gainer (born 1966), American baseball player; John L. Gainer (born 1938), American chemical engineer; Ronald William Gainer (born 1947), American Catholic priest, appointed Bishop of Harrisburg in 2014; Steve Gainer (born 1962), American cinematographer; Terrance W. Gainer (born 1947), Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate 2007–14
Ronald William Gainer, appointed Bishop of Lexington in 2002 and later Bishop of Harrisburg; Joseph Edward Kurtz, appointed Bishop of Knoxville in 1999 and later Archbishop of Louisville; David B. Thompson, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston in 1989 and later Bishop of Charleston
Coordinates: Information; Funding type: Private: Motto: Maria Impende Juvamen (O Mary, bestow your aid) Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic: Established
The family of Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old shot and killed by San Bernardino County sheriff deputies, filed a wrongful death claim against the county.
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]