GREENSBURG, Pa (AP) — More than 128,000 Roman Catholics in southwestern Pennsylvania are getting a new leader.
Pope Francis on Friday appointed the Rev. Monsignor Larry Kulick as the sixth bishop of the Greensburg Diocese.
The diocese says the 54-year-old has served as administrator since his predecessor, Bishop Edward Malesic, became the bishop of Cleveland in September.
In a statement, Kulick says he's honored to serve in a diocese where he was born, raised, educated and ordained.
His ordination and installation is scheduled for Feb. 11.
The diocese has 78 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties.
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