Anthony G. Bosco Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Anthony G. Bosco
Bishop of Greensburg
titular bishop of Labicum
Other Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh
(1970–1987)
Ordination:June 7, 1952
Consecration:June 30, 1970
Consecrated By:John J. Wright, Vincent Leonard, and John B. McDowell
Birth Date:1 August 1927
Birth Place:New Castle, Pennsylvania, US
Death Place:Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US
Education:St. Fidelis Seminary
St. Vincent Seminary
See:Diocese of Greensburg
Predecessor:William G. Connare
Successor:Lawrence Eugene Brandt

Anthony Gerard Bosco (August 1, 1927  - July 2, 2013) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1987.

Biography

Early life

Anthony Bosco was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1927. Raised on Pittsburgh's North Side,[1] Bosco graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He then attended St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler Count, Pennsylvania, and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Bosco was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop John Francis Dearden on June 7, 1952.[2] 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]

Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh

Pope Paul VI appointed Bosco as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and titular bishop of Labicum on May 4, 1970, by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated by Cardinal John Joseph Wright on June 30, 1970,[4]

Bishop of Greensburg

Bosco was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg on April 2, 1987, after Bishop Connare retired. Bosco was installed on June 30, 1987.[5]

Bosco’s West Highland white terriers, Joshua and Joshua II, were local celebrities within the Catholic community of Greensburg. Pope John Paul II accepted Bosco's retirement as bishop of Greensburg on January 2, 2004. Anthony Bosco died on July 2, 2013, at his residence in Greensburg.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bosco Installed As Greensburg Bishop . . July 1, 1987 . 2008-10-13 .
  2. Web site: Bishop Anthony Gerard Bosco [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. 2022-11-23 . www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. News: Retired bishop will teach at Seton Hill . Connellsville Daily Courier . August 24, 2004 . 2008-10-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040917235209/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/s_243533.html . September 17, 2004 .
  4. News: Christian Associates Names Five To Posts . . November 7, 1970 . 2008-10-13 .
  5. News: Bosco named bishop at Greensburg . https://archive.today/20120719074627/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-t0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6883,5097224&dq=anthony-g-bosco . dead . July 19, 2012 . . April 15, 1987 . 2008-10-13 .