Mass of Installation welcomes 10th Bishop to Providence

Baptism calls faithful to ‘knock on doors of people’s hearts,’ says Providence’s new bishop

Being a church that knocks on doors means "you move out of your comfort zone, that you're brave and fearless and bold," Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski said.

Mass of Installation welcomes 10th Bishop to Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) —  More than 1,000 people gathered at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul for a Mass of Installation Tuesday afternoon to welcome in the tenth Bishop of Providence, Bruce Lewandowski. The diocese has been without a permanent bishop since former Bishop Richard Henning became Archbishop of Boston. Lewandowski spoke to the full crowd in both English and Spanish. Many parishioners were excited to welcome in the new bishop.…

Providence's new Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski reminds us baptism calls faithful to 'knock on doors of people's hearts' - The Dialog

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Catholics’ call from their baptism is “to be those who knock on the doors of people’s hearts,” Providence’s new shepherd said in his homily at his installation Mass May 20. Being a church that knocks on doors means “you move out of your comfort zone, that you’re brave and fearless and bold,” Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski said passionately. “That you seek out others, that you move among others to share what Jesus has done for you…

Bishop Lewandowski installed as bishop of Providence - Catholic Review

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – With three sharp knocks of a small wooden mallet, Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., announced his arrival at the doors of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I., May 20. The main entranceway to the cathedral then opened, welcoming Bishop Lewandowski to be formally installed as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Providence. “So glad to be here on this very joyful occasion, this very wonderful occasion, fo…

Providence officially has a new Bishop - TPR: The Public's Radio

Just a few weeks after the Roman Catholic church elected a new pope, the Diocese of Providence finally has a new bishop.  Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, the former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, is now the 10th Bishop of Providence after a solemn Mass of Installation Tuesday at the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. A representative […] The post Providence officially has a new Bishop appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.