Anthony G. Bosco
| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Anthony G. Bosco † |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg | |
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A stained-glass depiction of Bishop Bosco located in Saint Patrick Church in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
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| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (1970–1987) Bishop of Greensburg (1987–2004) |
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| Ordination | June 7, 1952 |
| Consecration | June 30, 1970 by John J. Wright, Vincent Leonard, and John B. McDowell |
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| Born | August 1, 1927 New Castle, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | St. Fidelis Seminary St. Vincent Seminary |
Anthony Gerard Bosco (August 1, 1927 – July 2, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2004.[1]
Biography
Raised on Pittsburgh's North Side,[2] Bosco graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and attended St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler County and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 7, 1952.
Bosco held a variety of positions in the Pittsburgh chancery and was named a monsignor in 1968. During part of that time, he was a chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh.[3]
He was consecrated bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 30, 1970, and served there as an auxiliary bishop[4]
Bosco was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg on April 2, 1987 after Bishop Connare retired. Bosco was later installed on June 30, 1987.[5]
Bosco retired on March 4, 2004. He died on July 2, 2013 at his residence in Greensburg.
References
- ↑ Anthony Gerard Bosco[self-published source]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Greensburg 1987–2004 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Eugene Brandt |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh 1970–1987 |
Succeeded by – |
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2015
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- 1927 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from New Castle, Pennsylvania
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic bishops of Greensburg
- Saint Vincent College alumni
