Lawrence Thomas Persico

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Lawrence Thomas Persico
Bishop of Erie
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Diocese	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, Donald Walter Trautman, and Lawrence Eugene Brandt
Personal details
Born	(1950-11-21) November 21, 1950 Monessen, Pennsylvania
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Vicar General of the Diocese of Greensburg
Motto	VERITAS IN CARITATE

Styles of Lawrence Thomas Persico

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Donald Walter Trautman	Bishop of Erie 2012–present	Incumbent

Roman Catholic 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
Priests	Lawrence Eugene Brandt
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
Ordinaries	Bishops Hugh L. Lamb William G. Connare Anthony G. Bosco Lawrence E. Brandt Edward C. Malesic Auxiliary bishop Norbert F. Gaughan
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg Parishes St. Peter's Church, Brownsville St. Patrick's Church, Cowansville Mount Saint Peter Church, New Kensington St. Gertrude Church, Vandergrift
Education	High schools Geibel Catholic High School, Connellsville Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Greensburg
Priests	Giuseppe De Andrea Lawrence Thomas Persico Cyril John Vogel
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