Ronald William Gainer

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Ronald William Gainer
Bishop of Harrisburg
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Diocese	Harrisburg
Appointed	January 20, 2014
Installed	March 19, 2014
Predecessor	Joseph P. McFadden
Orders
Ordination	May 19, 1973
Consecration	February 22, 2003 by Thomas C. Kelly, Edward Peter Cullen, and Joseph Edward Kurtz
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-24) August 24, 1947 Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Previous post	Bishop of Lexington
Motto	EX DE PLENITUDINE - GRATIAM POR GRATIA

Styles of Ronald William Gainer

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

Ronald William Gainer (born August 24, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Harrisburg, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He previously served as the second Bishop of Lexington in Kentucky, before being named to Harrisburg.

Biography

Ronald Gainer was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as an only child^[1] to parents of Eastern European descent.^[2] He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and a Master's degree in Divinity in 1973.^[3] He was ordained to the priesthood on May 19, 1973.^[4]

Gainer served as pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Whitehall.^[5] Within the Diocese of Allentown, he served as Secretary of the Diocesan Tribunal, Secretary for Catholic Life and Evangelization, and Judicial Vicar.^[5] He did his graduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning a Licentiate in canon law in 1986.^[3] He was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on August 20, 1991.^[5]

On December 13, 2002, Gainer was appointed the second Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following February 22 from Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, OP, with Bishops Edward Peter Cullen and Joseph Edward Kurtz serving as co-consecrators.^[4]

In 2004, Gainer urged pro-choice Catholic politicians to refrain from receiving Communion.^[6]

On January 24, 2014, Gainer was appointed the eleventh Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by Pope Francis.^[7] He was installed on the following March 19 in the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg.

Ban on female students in sports with physical contact

On July 1, 2014, Gainer introduced a new policy prohibiting girls at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg from participating in wrestling, tackle football, and tackle rugby whether or not they desire to compete in girls-only or co-ed matches.^[8] The policy goes on to require male wrestlers to forfeit matches against female opponents, but does not bar tackle football or rugby teams from playing against teams which may have a girl on their team.^[8] According to the policy, the ban applies to sports "...that involve substantial and potentially immodest physical contact".^[8]

References

↑ "Greetings from Bishop Ronald W. Gainer". IChooseYou.com.
↑ "Bishop Gainer's Coat of Arms". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.
1 2 "Profile: Ronald William Gainer". Who's Who in America.
1 2 "Bishop Ronald William Gainer". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 3 "Pope Appoints Msgr. Ronald Gainer Bishop of Lexington; Msgr. Ignatius Wang Named Auxiliary of San Francisco". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2002-12-12.
↑ "Bishop pushes officials to follow on abortion". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2004-06-25.
↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/01/24/0056/00111.html
1 2 3 Gainer, Ronald (October 1, 2014). "Co-Ed Participation in Contact Sports". Catholic Schools / Co-Ed Participation in Contact Sports. Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 4, 2014. Catholic schools, parishes, CYOs or clubs would not permit a female on a wrestling team...Catholic schools, parishes, CYOs and clubs would not permit a female on a tackle football team...Catholic schools, parishes, CYOs and clubs would not permit a female on a tackle rugby team.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph P. McFadden	Bishop of Harrisburg 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by James Kendrick Williams	Bishop of Lexington 2003–2014	Succeeded by John Stowe

Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
Bishops	Ordinaries Jeremiah F. Shanahan Thomas McGovern John W. Shanahan Philip R. McDevitt George L. Leech Joseph Thomas Daley William H. Keeler Nicholas C. Dattilo Kevin C. Rhoades Joseph P. McFadden Ronald William Gainer Auxiliaries Lawrence F. Schott Joseph T. Daley
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg Basilicas Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville Parishes St. Edward's Church, Shamokin
Education	High Schools Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster Lebanon Catholic High School, Lebanon Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township Trinity High School, Camp Hill York Catholic High School, York
Priests	Edward C. Malesic William J. Waltersheid
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington
Ordinaries	Bishops James Kendrick Williams Ronald William Gainer John Stowe
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King, Lexington Parishes:
Education	High schools Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington The Piarist School, Martin
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Mark McShea Thomas Jerome Welsh Edward Peter Cullen John Oliver Barres Diocesan priests who became bishops Ronald William Gainer Joseph Edward Kurtz David B. Thompson
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown Parishes Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Pottsville St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville
Education	High schools Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem Berks Catholic High School, Reading Marian Catholic High School, Tamaqua Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville Notre Dame High School, Easton Pius X High School, Bangor Seminary (closed) Mary Immaculate Seminary, Northampton
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