| Mark Anthony Eckman | |
| Appointed: | November 5, 2021 |
| Enthroned: | January 11, 2022 |
| Ordination: | May 11, 1985 |
| Consecration: | January 11, 2022 |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Motto: | To serve in faith and charity |
| Mark Anthony Eckman | |
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Mark Anthony Eckman (born February 9, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania since 2022.
Mark Eckman was born on February 9, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Valentine Elementary School and South Hills Catholic High School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
After his high school graduation, Eckman entered Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981. He continued his studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
On May 11, 1985, Eckman was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Archbishop Anthony Bevilacqua at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh,[1] After his 1985 ordination, the diocese assigned Eckman as parochial vicar at the following Pennsylvania dioceses:
The diocese in 1998 placed Eckman as pastor at Saint Sylvester Parish in Pittsburgh, where he would serve for the next 11 years. In 2006, he also became pastor at St. Norbert Parish in Pittsburgh. The diocese transferred Eckman from both parishes in 2009, naming him pastor of Saint Thomas More Parish. He would remain at Saint Thomas More until 2021. Bishop David Zubik named Eckman as episcopal vicar for clergy personnel in 2013.
Pope Francis appointed Eckman as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on November 5, 2021.[2] [3] [4] On January 11, 2022, Eckman was consecrated by Bishop David Zubik at St. Paul Cathedral, with Bishops David Bonnar and Edward J. Burns serving as co-consecrators.[5]