Lawrence Thomas Persico

Lawrence Thomas Persico
Bishop of Erie
Diocese	Diocese of Erie
See	Erie
Appointed	July 31, 2012
Installed	October 1, 2012
Predecessor	Donald Walter Trautman
Orders
Ordination	April 30, 1977 by William G. Connare
Consecration	October 1, 2012 by Charles J. Chaput
Personal details
Born	(1950-11-21) November 21, 1950 Monessen, Pennsylvania
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Vicar General of the Diocese of Greensburg
Coat of arms

Styles of Lawrence Thomas Persico
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Lawrence Thomas Persico (born November 21, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania since 2012.

Biography

On July 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of bishop-elect Persico to the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania. He was consecrated on October 1, 2012 at the diocese's St. Peter Cathedral.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

See also

• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

References

External links

• Curriculum Vitae, Diocese of Erie

Diocese of Erie Ordinaries Bishops Michael O'Connor Joshua Maria Young Tobias Mullen John Edmund Fitzmaurice John Mark Gannon John Francis Whealon Alfred Michael Watson Michael Joseph Murphy Donald Walter Trautman Lawrence Thomas Persico Auxiliary bishops John Mark Gannon Edward Peter McManaman Alfred Michael Watson Churches Cathedral St. Peter Cathedral, Erie Parishes Decker's Chapel, St. Marys, Elk County St. Severin's Old Log Church, Cooper Settlement Education High schools Cathedral Preparatory School, Erie Central Catholic High School, DuBois Elk County Catholic High School, St. Marys Kennedy Catholic High School, Hermitage Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Erie Venango Catholic High School, Oil City Villa Maria Academy, Erie Catholicism Portal