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Bishop Ronald William Gainer

Bishop Emeritus of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
24 Aug 1947 Born
19 May 197325.7Ordained PriestPriest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
13 Dec 200255.3AppointedBishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
22 Feb 200355.4Ordained BishopBishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
24 Jan 201466.4AppointedBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Mar 201466.5InstalledBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
25 Apr 202375.6RetiredBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

MicroData Summary for Ronald William Gainer
(WikiData: Q938619)
Bishop Ronald William Gainer (born ) Bishop Emeritus of Harrisburg

EventPlace
Birth PlacePottsville, PA, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ordained PriestSaint Thomas More, Church, Salisbury Township, PA, Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ordained BishopChrist the King, Cathedral, Lexington, Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Harrisburg.

  • a priest for years
  • a bishop for years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 170, Number 14,335
  • ab: Bollettino, 24 Jan 2014
  • i: CB, 24 Jan 2014
  • op.loc: CB, 25 Oct 2022
  • r: Bollettino, 25 Apr 2023

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