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Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia. On July 8, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Parkes as bishop of Savannah. [9] [10] On September 23, 2020, he was consecrated by Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, with his brother Gregory and Noonan as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah.
Pope John Paul II appointed Reverend J. Kevin Boland as bishop of Savannah in 1995. After serving in the diocese for 15 years, Boland retired in 2010. To replace him, Pope Benedict XVI named Reverend Gregory Hartmayer of the Conventual Franciscans to be the new bishop of Savannah. In 2020, Pope Francis appointed Hartmayer as archbishop of Atlanta.
In 1970, the bishop named him rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Boland was transferred in 1972 to Blessed Sacrament Parish in Savannah. In 1974, Boland went to Rome to attend the continuing education program of the Pontifical North American College. [2] In 1983, Boland was appointed pastor of St. Anne Parish in Columbus, Georgia.
The current bishop is Frank S. Logue, who succeeded Scott Anson Benhase on May 30, 2020, when he was consecrated 11th bishop of Georgia at a service held in Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. [1] As of November 2019 there were 65 parishes, one aided parish, and four newer worshipping communities in the diocese, with 76 priests and 28 deacons. [2]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Savannah, Georgia" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In this photo from 2014, the Rev. Michael Ingram, pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, officially opens the doors to the new parish church for the first time as Diocese of Savannah ...
On March 5, 1973, Lessard was appointed the twelfth Bishop of Savannah by Pope Paul VI. [citation needed] He received his episcopal consecration on April 27, 1973, from Archbishop Thomas Donnellan, with Bishops Justin Driscoll and Francis Gossman serving as co-consecrators.
When Bishop Thomas A. Becker was appointed bishop of Savannah in 1886, Keiley asked the Vatican to be incardinated, or transferred, to the same diocese. He served as vicar general and pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Atlanta until 1896. [1] He was rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah from 1896 to 1900. [4]