Anthony G. Bosco

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Anthony G. Bosco †
Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg
A stained-glass depiction of Bishop Bosco located in Saint Patrick Church in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Other posts	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (1970–1987) Bishop of Greensburg (1987–2004)
Orders
Ordination	June 7, 1952
Consecration	June 30, 1970 by John J. Wright, Vincent Leonard, and John B. McDowell
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-01)August 1, 1927 New Castle, Pennsylvania
Died	July 2, 2013(2013-07-02) (aged 85) 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
↑ "Bosco Installed As Greensburg Bishop". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 1, 1987. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Retired bishop will teach at Seton Hill". Connellsville Daily Courier. August 24, 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Christian Associates Names Five To Posts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 1970. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Bosco named bishop at Greensburg". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 15, 1987. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William G. Connare	Bishop of Greensburg 1987–2004	Succeeded by Lawrence Eugene Brandt
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh 1970–1987	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Greensburg

Ordinaries	Bishops Hugh L. Lamb William G. Connare Anthony G. Bosco Lawrence E. Brandt Edward C. Malesic Auxiliary bishop Norbert F. Gaughan

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg Parishes St. Peter's Church, Brownsville St. Patrick's Church, Cowansville Mount Saint Peter Church, New Kensington St. Gertrude Church, Vandergrift

Education	High schools Geibel Catholic High School, Connellsville Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Greensburg

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Diocese of Pittsburgh

Ordinaries	Bishops Michael O'Connor Michael Domenec John Tuigg Richard Phelan Regis Canevin Hugh Boyle John Dearden John Joseph Wright Vincent Leonard Anthony Bevilacqua Donald Wuerl David A. Zubik Auxiliary bishops Anthony G. Bosco Paul J. Bradley Coleman F. Carroll Vincent Martin Leonard John Bernard McDowell Thomas Joseph Tobin William Waltersheid William Winter David A. Zubik

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Paul Parishes Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Boniface St. Hilary St. Nicholas Croatian St. Philomena (suppressed) St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapels and shrines St. Anthony's Chapel

Education	Higher education Duquesne University Carlow University La Roche College Saint Paul Seminary Saint Vincent Seminary High schools Aquinas Academy Bishop Canevin High School Central Catholic High School Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School Oakland Catholic High School Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School Quigley Catholic High School Serra Catholic High School Seton-La Salle Catholic High School St. Joseph High School Vincentian Academy Elementary schools St. Anne School

Priests	Anthony Gerard Bosco Paul Joseph Bradley Edward James Burns Coleman Francis Carroll Howard Joseph Carroll William Graham Connare Nicholas Carmen Dattilo Daniel Cardinal DiNardo Norbert Felix Gaughan Jerome Daniel Hannan Ralph Leo Hayes Bernard Anthony Hebda Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida Tobias Mullen James O'Connor Thomas Joseph Tobin Donald Cardinal Wuerl

Miscellany	Calvary Catholic Cemetery The Pittsburgh Catholic St. Joseph's House of Hospitality See of Allegheny

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