Name Anthony Bosco Ordination June 7, 1952 | Consecration June 30, 1970 | |
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Born August 1, 1927
New Castle, Pennsylvania ( 1927-08-01 ) Alma mater St. Fidelis Seminary
St. Vincent Seminary Died July 2, 2013, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States Education Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School Other posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg | ||
Funeral mass for the most reverend anthony g bosco dd jcl
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.
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- Funeral mass for the most reverend anthony g bosco dd jcl
- Press conference regarding the death of bishop emeritus anthony g bosco
- Biography
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Press conference regarding the death of bishop emeritus anthony g bosco
Biography
Raised on Pittsburgh's North Side, 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.
He was consecrated bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 30, 1970, and served there as an auxiliary bishop
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.
Bosco retired on March 4, 2004. He died on July 2, 2013 at his residence in Greensburg.