The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will welcome Bishop Edward Malesic as its 12th bishop during a 2 p.m. Mass on Sept. 14 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland.
The liturgy, which is a ticketed event, will be livestreamed on the diocesan website. The livestream is presented by the Sisters of Charity Health System, whose ministries in Cleveland include St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Regina Health Center, Light of Hearts Villa, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and Joseph’s Home.
Live coverage of the installation and Mass also will be broadcast on the EWTN nationwide cable television network, and radio stations WCCR AM 1260 The Rock and WILB 1060, Living Bread Radio.
Because of the installation, the cathedral will be closed to the public until 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Confessions, which normally are heard 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will not be available on Sept. 14. The noon Mass also is canceled that day. The monthly holy hour of reparation and healing will take place at 5:45 p.m. and centering prayer will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14.
The normal daily Mass and confession schedule will resume on Sept. 15 at the cathedral. Click here for more information on the cathedral Mass and confession schedules.
Bishop Malesic, 60, comes to Cleveland after serving five years as bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was named to his new post on July 16 by Pope Francis to succeed Archbishop Nelson Perez, who was elevated to archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February by the Holy Father. Previously, Archbishop Perez led the Cleveland Diocese for 2½ years.
Although the size of the celebration will be scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event will follow the ancient rite of the bishop installation ceremony.
Members of the new bishop’s family will join the diocesan hierarchy, including Father Don Oleksiak, who has served as diocesan administrator for the past seven months; Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States who represents Pope Francis; Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, metropolitan of the Province of Cincinnati; and other invited bishops and clergy for the installation liturgy.
Bishop Malesic, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1987. He served in various pastoral assignments in the Diocese of Harrisburg before being sent in 1996 to study canon law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He received his licentiate in canon law in 1998 and served the Diocese of Harrisburg’s Tribunal until Pope Francis appointed him as the bishop of Greensburg in 2015.
Visit dioceseofcleveland.org for more information on Bishop Malesic and his installation.