Bishop McManus installed as fifth head of Worcester Diocese

Published: 2004-05-18

WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- Pledging his commitment to help bring about a new springtime in the life of the church, Bishop Robert J. McManus was installed May 14 as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Worcester. More than 1,000 invited guests, including hundreds of priests and bishops, crowded St. Paul Cathedral to witness the 52-year-old former auxiliary bishop of Providence, R.I., officially become head of the central Massachusetts diocese. The Mass, which was also broadcast live on local television and radio, began with a long procession that included representatives of various Catholic groups and interfaith communities, clergy from the Worcester and Providence dioceses and more than 30 archbishops, bishops and abbots. Retired Worcester Bishop Daniel P. Reilly, whom Bishop McManus succeeds, delivered welcoming remarks. Then Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States, read the official letter from Pope John Paul II declaring Bishop McManus the diocese's new bishop.

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