VATICAN CITY
Vatican Information Service – Bulletin
The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Allentown, United States of America, Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert, currently diocesan administrator of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert
Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert was born on 24 July 1961 in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the diocese of Allentown. After attending the “Saint Jane Frances de Chantal” primary school and the “Notre Dame High School”, he entered the “Saint Charles Borromeo” Seminary in Overbrook. He carried out his theological studies in the Roman Seminary and the Pontifical Lateran University, obtaining a licentiate in canon law in 1992.
He was ordained a priest on 19 September 1987 for the diocese of Allentown.
Since priestly ordination he has held the following offices: vicar of the “Saint Francis of Assisi” parish in Allentown (1987-1988); teacher at the “Notre Dame High School” in Easton (1988-1991 and 1992-1997); chaplain for university pastoral care at “Lehigh University”, Bethlehem (1994-1997); vice chancellor and special secretary to the bishop (1997-1998); vicar general (1998-2017); pastor of the “Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish” in Hellertown (2008-2010); delegate for the bishop at the Executive Committee and the Administrative Committee of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (since 1999); vice-president of the same Conference (since 2012); and diocesan administrator (since 2017).
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