PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Catholic
GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) — Bishop Emeritus Anthony Bosco, who served as bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg for nearly 17 years, died July 2 at his Unity Township home. He was 85. “It was with deep sadness that I learned of the death of Bishop Emeritus Anthony G. Bosco last night. He was a faith-filled, humble servant of the Lord who loved his priesthood and the church. He served the people of Greensburg with joy as their shepherd for 17 years,” said Greensburg Bishop Lawrence Brandt. “I always appreciated his friendship and wisdom. His passing is not only a great loss for the people of the Diocese of Greensburg, whom he loved, but it is a great loss for the national and universal church that he served so faithfully for more than six decades.”
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh stated that “Bishop Bosco was an exceptional leader of the faithful in southwestern Pennsylvania, and not just for the Catholics in the Diocese of Greensburg.”
“He was an ecumenical leader who engaged peoples of all faiths with his strong voice, quick wit and homespun preaching. He was a Pittsburgh priest who became our auxiliary bishop,” Bishop Zubik said.
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