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.
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Bishop Lewandowski adopts new coat of arms
For Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., the changes to his coat of arms are few, but important, as he becomes bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I.
‘Bishop Bruce’ forged strong bonds with Baltimore in challenging times, had heart of a pastor
As Bishop Lewandowski prepared for his May 20 installation as the 10th bishop of Providence, R.I., people from throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore thanked him for his nine years of ministry here.
Son of St. Alphonsus
In early April, it was announced that Pope Francis appointed Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to be the next bishop of Providence, R.I. The Holy Father could not have chosen a better bishop to guide that important diocese in the years ahead.
Diocese of Providence welcomes Bishop Lewandowski
A few hours after it was announced in Rome and Washington April 8 that Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., would be the new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I., he greeted the people of his new flock in an emotional news conference from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence.
Pope Francis names Bishop Lewandowski to Diocese of Providence, R.I.
Pope Francis has named Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., as the new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I. The appointment was publicized in Washington April 8 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop Lewandowski’s mother, Frances, dies at 79
Frances Marie Whitney, the mother of Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., died March 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 79.
Former East Baltimore Redemptorist pastor dies at 85
Redemptorist Father Richard Poetzel, a former pastor of his home parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, died Sept. 24 at the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris in Timonium.
Bishop Lewandowski calls racism the enemy of synodality
Bishop Lewandowski’s workshop focused on pastoral answers to racism. Building on the theme of the conference, “Living the synodality in Hispanic ministry,” the bishop called racism the “enemy of synodality.”
Bishop Madden will step down as urban vicar, Bishop Lewandowski to succeed him
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Denis J. Madden will step down from his role as urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore effective Oct. 1. Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., will become the new urban vicar while continuing his work as episcopal vicar for Hispanic Catholics.
Taking a cue from immigrants’ home countries, messages about COVID-19 taken into hard-hit neighborhoods
With infection rates rising around Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, the timing couldn’t be better for the sound truck’s launch. As of Oct. 19, the 21224 ZIP code had 2,117 reported cases of COVID-19, second only in the state to the Silver Spring/Langley Park ZIP code, another area densely populated by immigrants.
Health officials, archdiocese team up to reach Hispanic communities hard-hit by COVID
Working with Catholic Charities of Baltimore and Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., the Maryland Department of Health announced Oct. 16 the creation of a mobile education unit and a health hotline to reach Hispanic communities that have been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus epidemic.