Statement of Bishop Zubik on the Appointment of Bishop Malesic to the Diocese of Cleveland

What a blessing for the Diocese of Cleveland, although a loss for the Diocese of Greensburg and Pittsburgh with our Holy Father’s appointment of Bishop Edward Malesic to Cleveland. I know Bishop Malesic to be a humble man of God who will guide Catholics closer to Jesus and help to strengthen all communities in his new assignment. For the last five years, Bishop Malesic has been an exceptional pastor to the faithful of the Diocese of Greensburg.  He has also been a very good neighbor. He and I have worked together closely and often on many issues of the Church in southwestern Pennsylvania. Bishop Malesic has shown what it means to be a servant leader in the Diocese of Greensburg, giving wise and gentle guidance in difficult times and especially in his outreach to people devastated by opioid addiction. I will miss my friend and co-worker in the vineyard. Many will miss him in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Together with all of the faithful of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and in my own name, we offer Bishop Malesic our sincere congratulations on his appointment as the Bishop of Cleveland. We pray that God will inspire him to lead his new diocese as well as he has led the Diocese of Greensburg.
+Bishop David Zubik
Diocese of Pittsburgh