The Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Monsignor Anthony Gerard Bosco was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1927, to Joseph M. Bosco, a tailor, and his wife Theresa M. Pezone and was raised on Pittsburgh's North Side. Graduating from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, he attended the former St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler County and Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 7, 1952 by Bishop John Dearden at St. Paul Cathedral.
After earning a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University in Rome in 1957, Father Bosco served in several capacities in the Pittsburgh Chancery and was named a Monsignor in 1968. His many duties also included service as chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh (1957-71) and chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Ross Township (1971-87). At 42 years of age, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration with the Titular See of Labicum on June 30, 1970 from Cardinal John Joseph Wright, assisted by Bishops Vincent Martin Leonard and John Bernard McDowell.
Named the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 1987, he took possession of the See on June 30 of that year, and retired from office on January 2, 2004.
During his episcopate, Monsignor Bosco had to deal with difficult issues. A changing economy, especially the loss of the area's major industries - steel and coal - led to significant population declines in several parts of the Diocese which necessitated the closing of several parishes, decisions that met with varying degrees of public opposition.
Active in the media for decades, he worked with KDKA radio in Pittsburgh during Vatican II, hosting a television program, writing a column ("A View from the Bridge") for The Catholic Accent, the newspaper of the Diocese of Greensburg, and providing commentary for "Accent on the Air," the former diocesan radio newsmagazine. He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' communication committee. Furthermore, he was also active in ecumenical affairs as a member of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
Bishop Bosco remained active in retirement, celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as recently as four days prior to his death. He also worked in various educational capacities, serving as a facilitator for the University of Dayton's Virtual Community for Lifelong Faith Formation and teaching a religion course at Seton Hill University.
Bosco passed unexpectedly away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his home in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, aged 85. Funeral Mass presided by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM. Cap., was held on Wednesday, July 10, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 North Main Street, Greensburg, followed by interment in the Bishops' Plot at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
After earning a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University in Rome in 1957, Father Bosco served in several capacities in the Pittsburgh Chancery and was named a Monsignor in 1968. His many duties also included service as chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh (1957-71) and chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Ross Township (1971-87). At 42 years of age, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration with the Titular See of Labicum on June 30, 1970 from Cardinal John Joseph Wright, assisted by Bishops Vincent Martin Leonard and John Bernard McDowell.
Named the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 1987, he took possession of the See on June 30 of that year, and retired from office on January 2, 2004.
During his episcopate, Monsignor Bosco had to deal with difficult issues. A changing economy, especially the loss of the area's major industries - steel and coal - led to significant population declines in several parts of the Diocese which necessitated the closing of several parishes, decisions that met with varying degrees of public opposition.
Active in the media for decades, he worked with KDKA radio in Pittsburgh during Vatican II, hosting a television program, writing a column ("A View from the Bridge") for The Catholic Accent, the newspaper of the Diocese of Greensburg, and providing commentary for "Accent on the Air," the former diocesan radio newsmagazine. He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' communication committee. Furthermore, he was also active in ecumenical affairs as a member of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
Bishop Bosco remained active in retirement, celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as recently as four days prior to his death. He also worked in various educational capacities, serving as a facilitator for the University of Dayton's Virtual Community for Lifelong Faith Formation and teaching a religion course at Seton Hill University.
Bosco passed unexpectedly away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his home in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, aged 85. Funeral Mass presided by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM. Cap., was held on Wednesday, July 10, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 North Main Street, Greensburg, followed by interment in the Bishops' Plot at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
The Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Monsignor Anthony Gerard Bosco was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1927, to Joseph M. Bosco, a tailor, and his wife Theresa M. Pezone and was raised on Pittsburgh's North Side. Graduating from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, he attended the former St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler County and Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh on June 7, 1952 by Bishop John Dearden at St. Paul Cathedral.
After earning a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University in Rome in 1957, Father Bosco served in several capacities in the Pittsburgh Chancery and was named a Monsignor in 1968. His many duties also included service as chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh (1957-71) and chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Ross Township (1971-87). At 42 years of age, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration with the Titular See of Labicum on June 30, 1970 from Cardinal John Joseph Wright, assisted by Bishops Vincent Martin Leonard and John Bernard McDowell.
Named the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 1987, he took possession of the See on June 30 of that year, and retired from office on January 2, 2004.
During his episcopate, Monsignor Bosco had to deal with difficult issues. A changing economy, especially the loss of the area's major industries - steel and coal - led to significant population declines in several parts of the Diocese which necessitated the closing of several parishes, decisions that met with varying degrees of public opposition.
Active in the media for decades, he worked with KDKA radio in Pittsburgh during Vatican II, hosting a television program, writing a column ("A View from the Bridge") for The Catholic Accent, the newspaper of the Diocese of Greensburg, and providing commentary for "Accent on the Air," the former diocesan radio newsmagazine. He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' communication committee. Furthermore, he was also active in ecumenical affairs as a member of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
Bishop Bosco remained active in retirement, celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as recently as four days prior to his death. He also worked in various educational capacities, serving as a facilitator for the University of Dayton's Virtual Community for Lifelong Faith Formation and teaching a religion course at Seton Hill University.
Bosco passed unexpectedly away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his home in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, aged 85. Funeral Mass presided by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM. Cap., was held on Wednesday, July 10, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 North Main Street, Greensburg, followed by interment in the Bishops' Plot at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
After earning a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University in Rome in 1957, Father Bosco served in several capacities in the Pittsburgh Chancery and was named a Monsignor in 1968. His many duties also included service as chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh (1957-71) and chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Ross Township (1971-87). At 42 years of age, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Pope Paul VI, receiving his episcopal consecration with the Titular See of Labicum on June 30, 1970 from Cardinal John Joseph Wright, assisted by Bishops Vincent Martin Leonard and John Bernard McDowell.
Named the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 1987, he took possession of the See on June 30 of that year, and retired from office on January 2, 2004.
During his episcopate, Monsignor Bosco had to deal with difficult issues. A changing economy, especially the loss of the area's major industries - steel and coal - led to significant population declines in several parts of the Diocese which necessitated the closing of several parishes, decisions that met with varying degrees of public opposition.
Active in the media for decades, he worked with KDKA radio in Pittsburgh during Vatican II, hosting a television program, writing a column ("A View from the Bridge") for The Catholic Accent, the newspaper of the Diocese of Greensburg, and providing commentary for "Accent on the Air," the former diocesan radio newsmagazine. He also chaired the U.S. Bishops' communication committee. Furthermore, he was also active in ecumenical affairs as a member of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
Bishop Bosco remained active in retirement, celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as recently as four days prior to his death. He also worked in various educational capacities, serving as a facilitator for the University of Dayton's Virtual Community for Lifelong Faith Formation and teaching a religion course at Seton Hill University.
Bosco passed unexpectedly away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his home in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, aged 85. Funeral Mass presided by Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM. Cap., was held on Wednesday, July 10, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 North Main Street, Greensburg, followed by interment in the Bishops' Plot at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
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