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A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic , Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place.
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]
Under the name Dolia, Dolianova was the seat of a diocese. [2] It was set up around the year 1100; the date 1112 is given, but Benedetto of Dolia was bishop from around 1095, [3] and 1112 is the year of his death. The earlier date 1089, for bishop Virgilio, is attested. [4] The diocese was suppressed in 1503, its territory going to the diocese ...
A bishop is titled "Ang Mahál na Obispo" ("His Excellency, the Bishop"), in similar fashion to archbishops, and more commonly as "Ang Lubháng Kagalang-galang" ("The Most Reverend"). Also similar to archbishops, bishops are often addressed as "Bishop" followed by their names; for example, "Bishop Juan de la Cruz".
John Graham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of seven children of James and Margaret Graham. [1] His parents were Irish immigrants from County Antrim. [2] He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Michael's Church in his native city. [2] He then attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School, also in Philadelphia. [1]
The Janiculum campus of the Pontifical North American College, as seen from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in June 2014.. This is a partial list of notable alumni of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, a Catholic educational institution that forms and educates seminarians and student priests for dioceses in the United States (as well as Canada and Australia).
On November 14, 1942, O'Connor was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Scranton and titular bishop of Thespiae by Pope Pius XII. [6] He received his episcopal consecration on January 27, 1943, from Bishop William Hafey , with Bishops Gerald O'Hara and George L. Leech serving as co-consecrators , at St. Peter's Cathedral. [ 6 ]
On May 12, 2005, Tyson was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle and titular bishop of Migirpa by Pope Benedict XVI. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on June 6 2005 from Archbishop Alexander Brunett at St. James Cathedral, with Bishops George Thomas and Gustavo Garcia-Siller, serving as co-consecrators. [3]