Diocese of Youngstown
1970 to present
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The closing of [[Youngstown Sheet and Tube]] in 1977 resulted in 5,000 workers from the Youngstown area losing their jobs. Malone had led an unsuccessful effort by clergy from different faiths to stop the closing.{{Cite news |last=Briggs |first=Kenneth A. |date=November 19, 1983 |title=Man in the News; New Leader of Bishops |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/19/us/man-in-the-news-new-leader-of-bishops.html |access-date=May 25, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}} A strong advocate of interfaith communication, Malone was elected as the first Catholic leader of the Ohio Council of Churches. He delivered sermons in [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches and urged his priests to establish contacts with non-Catholic congregations. Malone retired in 1996 after 28 years as bishop of Youngstown. [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas J. Tobin]] from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Diocese of Pittsburgh]] as the fourth bishop of Youngstown in 1996. |
The closing of [[Youngstown Sheet and Tube]] in 1977 resulted in 5,000 workers from the Youngstown area losing their jobs. Malone had led an unsuccessful effort by clergy from different faiths to stop the closing.{{Cite news |last=Briggs |first=Kenneth A. |date=November 19, 1983 |title=Man in the News; New Leader of Bishops |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/19/us/man-in-the-news-new-leader-of-bishops.html |access-date=May 25, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}} A strong advocate of interfaith communication, Malone was elected as the first Catholic leader of the Ohio Council of Churches. He delivered sermons in [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches and urged his priests to establish contacts with non-Catholic congregations. Malone retired in 1996 after 28 years as bishop of Youngstown. [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas J. Tobin]] from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Diocese of Pittsburgh]] as the fourth bishop of Youngstown in 1996. |
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In 2005, John Paul II appointed Tobin as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Diocese of Providence]].{{cite news| title=Bishop Tobin gets reassigned to R.I.| work=[[The Vindicator]]| location=Youngstown| date=April 1, 2005| url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2005/apr/01/catholic-church-bishop-tobin-gets-reassigned-to/?print| access-date=March 9, 2016}} The post of bishop remained vacant for almost two years, with Robert J. Siffrin serving as diocesan administrator. In 2007, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named Bishop [[George Murry]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas|Diocese of St. Thomas]] as the fifth bishop of Youngstown.{{cite press release| title=Rinunce e Nomine| url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/01/30/0049/00128.html| language=it|trans-title=Waivers and Appointments| date=January 30, 2007| publisher=Holy See Press Office| access-date=March 9, 2016}} In 2010, Murry announced the reconfiguration of parishes in the diocese to reduce their total number to 87.{{cite news| title=New diocesan alignment announced by Bishop Murry| url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/may/28/new-diocesan-alignment-announced-by-bish/| date=May 28, 2010| work=The Vindicator| location=Youngstown}} |
In 2005, John Paul II appointed Tobin as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Diocese of Providence]].{{cite news| title=Bishop Tobin gets reassigned to R.I.| work=[[The Vindicator]]| location=Youngstown| date=April 1, 2005| url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2005/apr/01/catholic-church-bishop-tobin-gets-reassigned-to/?print| access-date=March 9, 2016}} The post of bishop remained vacant for almost two years, with Very Reverend Monsignor Robert J. Siffrin serving as diocesan administrator. In 2007, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named Bishop [[George Murry]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas|Diocese of St. Thomas]] as the fifth bishop of Youngstown.{{cite press release| title=Rinunce e Nomine| url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2007/01/30/0049/00128.html| language=it|trans-title=Waivers and Appointments| date=January 30, 2007| publisher=Holy See Press Office| access-date=March 9, 2016}} In 2010, Murry announced the reconfiguration of parishes in the diocese to reduce their total number to 87.{{cite news| title=New diocesan alignment announced by Bishop Murry| url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/may/28/new-diocesan-alignment-announced-by-bish/| date=May 28, 2010| work=The Vindicator| location=Youngstown}} |
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In May 2020, Murry died of [[leukemia]]. Siffrin served again as diocesan administrator from June 2020 to January 2021. During the absence of a bishop, Bishop Emeritus [[Martin John Amos|Martin J. Amos]] of the [[Diocese of Davenport]] performed ordinations for the diocese. In November 2020, Pope Francis named [[David Bonnar|David J. Bonnar]] of Pittsburgh as the sixth bishop of Youngstown.{{cite web |last1=Pecchia |first1=Matthew |title=Reverend David J. Bonnar Named as Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown |url=https://doy.org/reverend-david-j-bonnar-named-as-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-youngstown/ |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Youngstown |access-date=November 30, 2020 |date=November 17, 2020}} |
In May 2020, Murry died of [[leukemia]]. Siffrin served again as diocesan administrator from June 2020 to January 2021. During the absence of a bishop, Bishop Emeritus [[Martin John Amos|Martin J. Amos]] of the [[Diocese of Davenport]] performed ordinations for the diocese. In November 2020, Pope Francis named [[David Bonnar|David J. Bonnar]] of Pittsburgh as the sixth bishop of Youngstown.{{cite web |last1=Pecchia |first1=Matthew |title=Reverend David J. Bonnar Named as Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown |url=https://doy.org/reverend-david-j-bonnar-named-as-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-youngstown/ |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Youngstown |access-date=November 30, 2020 |date=November 17, 2020}} |
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